unit 4

Question 1

absolve

Answer 1

verb
to set someone free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt

Question 2

abstemious

Answer 2

adjective
marked by restrained especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol

Question 3

abstain

Answer 3

verb
to choose not to do/have something; to refrain often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice

Question 4

ardent

Answer 4

adjective
characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate; intensely devoted, or enthusiastic

Question 5

atone

Answer 5

verb
to make amends; to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad

Question 6

clemency

Answer 6

noun
disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment

Question 7

deify

Answer 7

verb
to make a god of; to take as an object of worship

Question 8

elegy

Answer 8

noun
a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the death

Question 9

genuflect

Answer 9

verb
to bend the knee; to kneel, especially in worship

Question 10

martyr

Answer 10

noun & verb
a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle or cause

Question 11

penitent

Answer 11

adjective & noun
feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow fro sins or offense

Question 12

reverence

Answer 12

noun
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe

Question 13

revelation

Answer 13

noun
something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure

Question 14

sectarian

Answer 14

adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect; a bigoted person

Question 15

venerate

Answer 15

verb
to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference; to honor with a ritual act of devotion