Vocab Section 7

Question 1

What does the word conspiracy mean?

Answer 1

• a secret plan by a group to do something illegal or harmful

Question 2

What does the word distorted (adj) mean?

Answer 2

twisted out of shape; misleading; slanted; false

Question 3

What does the word dread (v) mean?

Answer 3

to anticipate with fear or apprehension

Question 4

What does the word earnest (adj) mean?

Answer 4

having or showing a serious attitude; not light or playful

Question 5

What does the word personable (adj) mean?

Answer 5

pleasant, likable, and nice

Question 6

What does the word exodus (n) mean?

Answer 6

a mass departure

Question 7

What does the word fraud (n) mean?

Answer 7

trickery; deceit, esp. the use of dishonest methods to cheat another person of something valuable; a person who pretends to be what he or she is not

Question 8

What does the word grateful (adj) mean?

Answer 8

feeling or showing appreciation; thankful

Question 9

What does the word intent (adj) mean?

Answer 9

determined to do something

Question 10

What does the word justice (n) mean?

Answer 10

the quality of being fair or just

Question 11

What does the word massive (adj) mean?

Answer 11

large and heavy; extremely large

Question 12

What does the word mortified (adj) mean?

Answer 12

embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated

Question 13

What does the word ornate (adj) mean?

Answer 13

decorated in a fancy way

Question 14

What does the word plague (n&v) mean?

Answer 14

a widespread disease causing a high rate of death; to to cause trouble or distress

Question 15

What does the word reluctant (adj) mean?

Answer 15

showing doubt or unwillingness

Question 16

What does the word retrieve (v) mean?

Answer 16

to get something and bring it back

Question 17

What does the word ritual (n) mean?

Answer 17

a religious or other formal ceremony made up of a series of actions performed in a certain order

Question 18

What does the word sacrifice (n&v) mean?

Answer 18

the act of offering something precious to God or a god; to give up

Question 19

What does the word throb (v) mean?

Answer 19

to beat hard or fast, usually from pain

Question 20

What does the word timid (adj) mean?

Answer 20

feeling or showing a lack of courage or self-confidence; easily frightened

Question 21

How do you spell the word that means a secret plan by a group to do something illegal or harmful

Answer 21

Conspiracy

Question 22

How do you spell the word that means to anticipate with fear or apprehension

Answer 22

Dread

Question 23

How do you spell the word that means pleasant, likable, and nice

Answer 23

Personable

Question 24

How do you spell the word that means trickery; deceit, esp. the use of dishonest methods to cheat another person of something valuable; a person who pretends to be what he or she is not

Answer 24

Fraud

Question 25

How do you spell the word that means feeling or showing appreciation; thankful

Answer 25

Grateful

Question 26

How do you spell the word that means the quality of being fair or just

Answer 26

Justice

Question 27

How do you spell the word that means a widespread disease causing a high rate of death; to to cause trouble or distress

Answer 27

Plague

Question 28

How do you spell the word that means showing doubt or unwillingness

Answer 28

Reluctant

Question 29

How do you spell the word that means a religious or other formal ceremony made up of a series of actions performed in a certain order

Answer 29

Ritual

Question 30

How do you spell the word that means the act of offering something precious to God or a god; to give up

Answer 30

Sacrifice