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AF Vocab Words
Vovabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity. | Cynical |
| Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure. | Cryptic |
| In opposition to a majority or official opinion. | Dissentient |
| The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. | Enmity |
| Deserving contempt; despicable. | Contemptible |
| Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. | Apathy |
| Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. | Ignominious |
| Form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind. | Conceived |
| A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason. | Pretext |
| Regard something as being caused by (someone or something). | Attribute |
| Responsible by law; legally answerable. | Liable |
| A person's face or facial expression. | Countenance |
| The action or process of creating a new method or idea. | Innovations |
| To urge or persuade (someone) to act in a violent or unlawful way. | Incited |
| Obtain (something), esp. with care or effort. | Procure |
| Punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved. | Retribution |