Vocab Set #4

Question 1

adamant

Answer 1

(adj)

utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion, in spite of all appeals

Question 2

baseness

Answer 2

(n)

lack of moral principles; bad character

Question 3

beguile

Answer 3

(v)

to charm deceptively; to influence by trickery

Question 4

calamity

Answer 4

(n)

a great misfortune or disaster; grievous affliction or misery

Question 5

conscience

Answer 5

(n)

the inner sense of what is right or wrong

Question 6

contempt

Answer 6

(n)

the feeling with which a person regards anything considered vile or worthless; the state of being despised or disgraced

Question 7

formidable

Answer 7

(adj)

causing fear or dread; of discouraging size, strength, or difficulty

Question 8

gaunt

Answer 8

(adj)

extremely thin and bony; bleak or grim

Question 9

hypocrite

Answer 9

(n)

A person who pretends to have virtues, beliefs or principles that s/he does not actually posses

Question 10

indignation

Answer 10

(n)

a strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive or base

Question 11

iniquity

Answer 11

(n)
gross injustice or wickedness
a violation of right or duty; a sin

Question 12

malevolence

Answer 12

(n)

the quality or state of being evil or showing ill will towards others

Question 13

penitence

Answer 13

(n)

regret for one’s wrongdoing or sinning

Question 14

pious

Answer 14

(adj)

having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God, sometimes in a sanctimonious way

Question 15

vindictive

Answer 15

(adj)

disposed or inclined to revenge