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Vocab chapter 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| believing that people are motivated by self-interest | cynical |
| having a meaning that is mysterious | cryptic |
| in opposition to a majority or official opinion | dissentient |
| the state or feeling of being actively opposed | enmity |
| deserving contempt | contemptible |
| lack of interest | apathy |
| deserving or causing public shame | ignominious |
| form or devise | conceived |
| a reason given in justification of a course of action | pretext |
| regard something as being caused by someone | attribute |
| responsible by law | liable |
| a person's face or facial expression | countenance |
| a new method | innovations |
| violent or unlawful behavior | incited |
| obtain something | procure |
| punishment that is considered to be fully deserved | retribution |