Unit 7 Vocab

Question 1

a story of a person’s life told be someone else and written from the third-person point of view

Answer 1

biography

Question 2

the writer who gets the information about the subject by doing detailed research using a number of sources

Answer 2

biographer

Question 3

the story of a person’s life, told by that person and written from the first-person point of view

Answer 3

autobiography

Question 4

to have control over

Answer 4

dominate

Question 5

full of worry

Answer 5

brooding

Question 6

solemn and dignified

Answer 6

grave

Question 7

well-known; widely recognized

Answer 7

prominent

Question 8

moving from place to place

Answer 8

migrant

Question 9

wanting to help those who suffer

Answer 9

compassionate

Question 10

very poor

Answer 10

impoverished

Question 11

hesitating between two choices

Answer 11

wavering

Question 12

in a way that is contrary to what is intended

Answer 12

ironically

Question 13

to blend together

Answer 13

merge

Question 14

to make known or identify

Answer 14

specify

Question 15

confused, disordered

Answer 15

chaotic

Question 16

difficult to understand; complicated

Answer 16

convoluted

Question 17

speaking little; communicating in few words

Answer 17

terse

Question 18

Insight; ability to understand people and situations

Answer 18

perception

Question 19

Posture; position

Answer 19

stance

Question 20

Set-in or set back

Answer 20

recessed

Question 21

To reach the highest point or degree

Answer 21

culminate

Question 22

Having a high reputation

Answer 22

prestigious

Question 23

wisely, in a clever way

Answer 23

shrewdly

Question 24

forceful, convincing speech or writing

Answer 24

eloquence

Question 25

to get revenge; get even

Answer 25

retaliate

Question 26

to disguise or portray falsely in order to conceal

Answer 26

camouflage

Question 27

to take advantage of

Answer 27

capitalize

Question 28

open to people of all races and groups

Answer 28

integrated

Question 29

disappointment; loss of hope

Answer 29

disillusionment

Question 30

to view or consider different possibilities; to guess what might happen

Answer 30

speculate

Question 31

a suggestion or hint intended to insult

Answer 31

insinuation

Question 32

to make fun of

Answer 32

taunt

Question 33

Shocked; amazed

Answer 33

aghast

Question 34

Someone who upsets others

Answer 34

agitator

Question 35

Bewildered; confused

Answer 35

bemused

Question 36

The male leader of a family group

Answer 36

patriarch

Question 37

With religious devotion; virtuously

Answer 37

piously

Question 38

To waste

Answer 38

squander

Question 39

In a position of having to serve others

Answer 39

subservient

Question 40

With strong emotion

Answer 40

vehemently