English 2 Honors Unit Six Vocabulary Review

Scientists labored to discover a set of ___ laws of the universe and ___ ideas that cannot be.

We could not believe that he of all people could commit such a(n) ___ crime.

Some say the story of Frankenstein as being too ___, but to be ___, these critics are fools.

This word is not an adjective.

After she declined to be my prom date, I was ____ of the notion that all girls liked me.

Synonyms: overstep, trespass

___ kings in Europe ___ their subjects for ___even the pettiest of laws.

I hope that by reading my life story you will experience my successes ___, and not feel ___

___ by his love of his cell phone, he could not be ___ into paying attention to the movie.

The settlers directly or ___ usurped lands that local inhabitants had occupied for centuries.

He's a bit egotistical, but people confuse his ___ behavior as signs that he is a(n) ____.

a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

In search of _________ excitement, we watched movies of action and adventure.

The army crushed the _________ forces but to ___ distrust into cooperation they could not do.

Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt

He was a nice guy and all, but sitting in his class I suffered from ___.

Antonyms: perserve, maintain

A town so peaceful, quiet, and law-abiding wsa bound to be horrified by so _________ a crime.

The office of Vice President of the United States was once considered little more than a(n) ___

It is said that good inventors do not ________ themselves with conventional thinking.