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Vocab 1-3
Vocab 1-3
100

This word describes the boldness to do something shocking or disrespectful, often without fear of consequences.

What is audacity?

100

To greatly surprise or amaze someone is to do this.

What is astonish?

100

The use of machines or technology to do work that humans used to do is called this.

What is automation?

100

To declare someone not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing is to do this. 

What is acquit?

100

When someone behaves in a cold or detached way, showing little personal feeling, they are being this.

What is impersonal?

200

When someone laughs at or mocks another person in a cruel way, they are showing this.

What is derision?

200

When something seems doubtful or questionable, it can be described as this.

What is dubious?

200

To wait or move about in a hidden, sneaky way is to do this.

What is lurk?

200

To confuse or puzzle someone completely is to do this.

What is bewilder?

200

To show strong dislike or disrespect toward someone or something is to act this way.

What is contemptuous?

300

A narrator or character whose account of events cannot fully be trusted is considered this.

What is unreliable?

300

Acting in a hurried, panicked, or desperate way shows this kind of behavior.

What is frantic?

300

Excessive suspicion or fear that others are plotting against you is called this.

What is paranoia?

300

Something that is not operating normally or is broken in its function can be called this.

What is dysfunctional?

300

A person who is brave, polite, and attentive to others, often in a formal way, can be described as this.

What is gallant?

400

This adjective describes someone or something that wishes to harm others or shows evil intentions.

What is malevolent?

400

Someone who has an intense, irrational fear of something is considered this.

What is phobic?

400

To think about something so much that it takes over your attention is to do this.

What is preoccupy?

400

When a word, statement, or situation can be understood in more than one way, it is this.

What is ambiguous?

400

Feeling anger or annoyance because of something unfair or wrong can make someone feel this.

What is indignant?