Vocabulary 2.1

Motionless; non-reactive

• Inert

• Paradox

• Pretense

Fear or uneasiness about the future or a future event

• Formidable

• Trepidation

• Afflict

To oppress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religion

• Creed

• Faction

• Persecute

To cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody

• Vengeance

• Persecute

• Afflict

A statement of beliefs or set of principles

• Paradox

• Creed

• Faction

Dissenting minority within a larger group

• Faction

• Apprehension

• Inert

Very strong, effective, or powerful exerting persuasion, influence, or force

• Formidable

• Potent

• Conjure

Great amount, size, or extent

• Prodigious

• Contention

• Trepidation

A fortress or strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a place of refuge

• Creed

• Contention

• Citadel

Insincere or feigned behavior

• Contention

• Pretense

• Apprehension