vocab

Question 1

A preference or a special liking to something

Answer 1

predilection (n.)

Question 2

conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Answer 2

dissembling (v.)

Question 3

The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander

Answer 3

calumny (n.)

Question 4

apply force into something to make it more dense; compress

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compact (v.)

Question 5

famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed

Answer 5

Notorious (adj.)

Question 6

remarkably or impressively great on extent, size, or degree

Answer 6

Prodigious (adj)

Question 7

a thing that causes disgust or hatred

Answer 7

abomination (n.)

Question 8

With great interest or enthusiasm

Answer 8

avidly (adv.)

Question 9

(of a person’s actions or feelings) without moral principles

Answer 9

base (adj.)

Question 10

feel or show fear

Answer 10

Quail (v.)

Question 11

The act or offense of talking sick religiously about God or sacred things

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blasphemy (n.)

Question 12

The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power

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Providence (n.)

Question 13

an instrument of punishment consisting of an adjustable wooden structure of those for securing a person’s feet and hands, in which criminals reluctant exposed to public ridicule or assault

Answer 13

Stocks (n.)

Question 14

The action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slender or libel

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Defamation (n.)

Question 15

A system government in which priests rue in the name of God or other gods

Answer 15

Theocracy (n.)

Question 16

refusing to be persuaded or change one’s mind

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adamant (adj.)

Question 17

A ghost or ghost-like image of a person

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Apparition (n.)

Question 18

charm or enchant someone; sometimes in a deceptive way

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beguile (v.)

Question 19

call upon a spirit or a ghost through a magic ritual

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conjure (v.)

Question 20

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

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contentious (adj.)

Question 21

The action of deposing someone; especially a monarch

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Deposition (n.)

Question 22

insolent or impertinent behavior

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effrontery (n.)

Question 23

The action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian church

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Excommunication (n.)

Question 24

A wooden structures where prisoners were hanged

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gibbet (n.)

Question 25

The practice of claiming to have a moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform

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Hypocrisy (n.)

Question 26

in a manner indicating disbelief

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Incredulously (adv.)

Question 27

by that very fact or act

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Ipso facto (adv.)

Question 28

The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense

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pardon (n.)

Question 29

The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance

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Penitence (n.)

Question 30

excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements

Answer 30

Vanity (n.)