Inherit the Wind Vocab

Question 1

pagan

Answer 1

a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.

Question 2

perdition

Answer 2

(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.

Question 3

sanctity

Answer 3

the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.

Question 4

unorthodox

Answer 4

contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox

Question 5

zeal

Answer 5

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Question 6

vested

Answer 6

secured in the possession of or assigned to a person.

Question 7

arbitrary

Answer 7

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Question 8

biased

Answer 8

unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.

Question 9

bigoted

Answer 9

obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, in particular prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group.

Question 10

fervent

Answer 10

having or displaying a passionate intensity.

Question 11

agnostic

Answer 11

a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

Question 12

connotation

Answer 12

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 13

contemptuously

Answer 13

in a scornful way that shows disdain.

Question 14

evolutionist

Answer 14

a person who believes in the theories of evolution and natural selection.

Question 15

inherited

Answer 15

received as an heir at the death of the previous holder.