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WW Lesson 20
Vocabulary Words and Definitions for SIS 8th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To cause to feel unfriendly where friendliness once existed | Alienate |
| To cause to feel alone and cut off from | Alienate |
| Having or showing great warmth or deep feeling; intensely eager | Fervent |
| A showing of self-control or patience | Forbearance |
| Easily tricked or cheated; too trusting | Gullible |
| Any person or thing that is an obstacle | Hindrance |
| Causing anger or trouble | Inflammatory |
| To order or prearrange | Ordain |
| To install as a minister, priest, or rabbi, often in a special ceremony | Ordain |
| An enthusiastic reception; long and loud applause | Ovation |
| Not hidden; public | Overt |
| To take back an opinion or statement; to confess to being wrong | Recant |
| A reply to what has been said | Rejoinder |
| To find fault with; to blame | Reproach |
| Blame, disgrace, or discredit | Reproach |
| Like a slave; excessively humble | Servile |
| To exceed or go beyond | Surpass |
| To make insulting remarks about; to slander | Vilify |