Vocab. Def. List

Question 1

inert

Answer 1

motionless

Question 2

persecute

Answer 2

racism

Question 3

creed

Answer 3

beliefs or principles

Question 4

potent

Answer 4

very strong, effective

Question 5

citadel

Answer 5

a strong fortified building

Question 6

paradox

Answer 6

something with contradict qualities

Question 7

vengeance

Answer 7

punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong dread

Question 8

apprehension

Answer 8

dread

Question 9

resentment

Answer 9

ill feeling toward something or someone

Question 10

contention

Answer 10

an opinion or claim started in the course of an argument

Question 11

formidable

Answer 11

difficult to deal with

Question 12

conjure

Answer 12

to invoke supposed supernatural forces

Question 13

subservient

Answer 13

too eager to obey

Question 14

pretense

Answer 14

insincere

Question 15

prodigious

Answer 15

great in an amount

Question 16

faction

Answer 16

dissenting minority within a large grup

Question 17

afflict

Answer 17

to cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody

Question 18

trepidation

Answer 18

fear or uneasiness about the future or a future event

Question 19

reprimand

Answer 19

to rebuke somebody for a wrongdoing

Question 20

condemnation

Answer 20

disapproval, criticism

Question 21

scoff

Answer 21

to express decision or scorn about somebody or something