Vocab Pretest

Peril

• danger or serious risk

• to come to an end

• doubtful

• a promise

provoke

• danger or serious risk

• spoken about as if evil

• reject or deny

• to stir up or bring about

hospitable

• serious

• destiny

• kind and generous

• lack of interest

grimace

• danger

• reject

• to die out

• a facial expression

fate

• destiny

• danger

• doubtful

• lack of interest

grave

• to stir up

• kind

• serious

• distress

maligned

• to stir up

• spoken about as evil

• reject or deny

• to die out

dubious

• hesitating or doubting
• confident or certain
• clear or decisive
• trustworthy or reliable

assent

• to die out

• agreement

• lack of interest

• dissent

assurance

• promise
• certainty
• to stir up

• guarantee