Vocabulary 6 practice English II

What does it mean to transgress?

• To go beyond a boundary or limit

• To compromise or abandon an extreme position

• To counsel or warn against fault

• To exercise overbearing control of others

Which word best describes someone who is characterized by refusal to compromise?

• Transgress

• Intransigent

• Admonition

• Domineering

What does admonition mean?

• To go beyond a boundary or limit

• To violate a law or command

• Counsel or warning against fault

• Inclined to exercise overbearing control of others

Which word is synonymous with 'domineering' but more arrogant?

• Imperious

• Premonition

• Malicious

• Perverse

What does it mean to have a premonition?

• To anticipate an event without conscious reason

• To be full of evil intentions

• To be obstinate in opposing what is right

• To form a ring

Which word best describes someone who is full of evil intentions?

• Annular

• Apogee

• Malicious

• Perverse

What does it mean to be perverse?

• To go beyond a boundary or limit

• To violate a law or command

• To be obstinate in opposing what is right

• To form a ring

Which word is related to forming a ring?

• Imperious

• Annular

• Premonition

• Apogee

What does apogee mean?

• The point in the orbit of an object that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth

• The highest point of something

• To anticipate an event without conscious reason

• To be obstinate in opposing what is right

Which word best describes Creon's attitude of refusing to compromise?

• Intransigent

• Admonition

• Domineering

• Malicious