Unit 6: Vocabulary Quiz

to cause or give rise to: create, produce

• kismet

• galvanize

• engender

• covert

a subtle difference; shade, distinction

• nuance

• renown

• myopic

• tangent

not openly displayed; secret, hidden

• engender

• covert

• exonerate

• altruism

the state of being known and celebrated by many; honor, glory

• altruism

• galvanize

• exonerate

• renown

a completely different line of thought; non sequitur, digression

• tangent

• kismet

• nuance

• myopic

an event that was seemingly meant to happen; destiny, fate, serendipity

• nuance

• kismet

• engender

• tangent

remove blame or guilt for a wrongdoing; clear, erase

• renown

• covert

• exonerate

• altruism

a selfless act; philanthropy

• engender

• galvanize

• altruism

• myopic

so focused on one small thing that the whole picture isn't seen

• covert

• nuance

• exonerate

• myopic

shock or excite, typically into taking action; jolt, inspire

• galvanize

• kismet

• renown

• tangent