Voc. Words

Question 1

Potential

Answer 1

Latent qualities or abilities that can be developed and lead to a future success.

Question 2

Tethered

Answer 2

Attached to something

! In the book, balloons are tethered behind Steven, when he is graduating.

Question 3

Squeamish

Answer 3

Easily made to fell sick, disgust or faint.

! In the book, Steven is squeamish about blood.

Question 4

Unrelenting

Answer 4

Impossible to overcome, intolerable

Question 5

Inquiry

Answer 5

Act of asking for information

Question 6

Betrayal

Answer 6

Expose a country, person or group to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.

Question 7

Delusion

Answer 7

A false belief or judgment about external reality

Question 8

Demoted

Answer 8

Give someone a lower rank, usually for punishment

! In the book, Steven gets demoted from king to vice king.

Question 9

Solemn

Answer 9

Not cheerful, serious

Question 10

Ponder

Answer 10

Think about something very carefully, especially before making a decision

Question 11

Dilemma

Answer 11

A situation in which a difficult decision has to be made between 2 or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.

Question 12

Mandatory

Answer 12

Required by law or rules

Question 13

Confidante

Answer 13

A person whom one shares secrets and personal matters, trusting them to not repeat it to others.

Question 14

Vengeful

Answer 14

Seeking to harm someone in return from a perceived injury

Question 15

Relapse

Answer 15

Suffer deterioration after a period of improvement

Question 16

Profusely

Answer 16

To a great degree, in large amounts

Question 17

Acknowledge

Answer 17

Accept or admit the existence of truth of

Question 18

Oblivious

Answer 18

Not concerned or not aware about what is happening around one

Question 19

Alleviate

Answer 19

Making suffering, problem or deficiency less severe

Question 20

Sympathetic

Answer 20

Person that express sympathy