Vocab 4

Question 1

opposite

Answer 1

contrary

Question 2

preference or tendency

Answer 2

inclinations

Question 3

not important

Answer 3

insignificant

Question 4

strange

Answer 4

peculiar

Question 5

say or prove that a person,
statement, opinion, etc. is
wrong or false

Answer 5

refute

Question 6

very surprised

Answer 6

astonished

Question 7

showing great lack of respect for
someone or something that you
think is stupid or worthless

Answer 7

scornfully

Question 8

ruler who has unlimited power over other
people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly

Answer 8

tyrant

Question 9

disliked because you are bad
or worthless

Answer 9

despised

Question 10

before something is
completely ready

Answer 10

prematurely

Question 11

given completely to something
or someone you believe in

Answer 11

devoted

Question 12

started or begun

Answer 12

initiated

Question 13

a thought in your mind that makes
you forget everything else

Answer 13

preoccupation

Question 14

expression of your opinion
of the meaning of something

Answer 14

interpretation

Question 15

complaint or a strong feeling that
you have been treated unfairly

Answer 15

grievance

Question 16

very badly, in a way that causes
people to lose respect for you

Answer 16

disgracefully

Question 17

produce formal writing

Answer 17

compose

Question 18

committed a crime or
harmful act

Answer 18

perpetrated

Question 19

bragging

Answer 19

boasting

Question 20

try very hard to do something

Answer 20

strive