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Vocab #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| v. Keep back from doing | abstain |
| adj. having great desire to achieve success | ambitious |
| adj. bleak; lacking in good things | barren |
| n. total confusion | chaos |
| v. to say that something is definitely true | confirm |
| adj. open disregard for authority | defiant |
| n. group of people sharing a common culture, religion, language or the like | ethnicity |
| adj. unfriendly or angry | hostile |
| v. to decide what something means | interpret |
| n. a combat/tournament with lances on horseback | joust |
| v. to change | modify |
| v. to feed or foster the growth of something | nourish |
| v. to be against | oppose |
| n. the result of something | outcome |
| n. the state of being liked | popularity |
| v. to be successful or to thive | prosper |
| n. a shelter from danger | refuge |
| adj. stiff | rigid |
| n. safety | security |
| v. to hand in; to agree to obey | submit |