Unit 7A Vocabulary

**Tantalizing**

• An intense feeling of happiness

• Teasing or tormenting with something unattainable

• To express strong disapproval

**Zeal**

• Great enthusiasm or energy for a cause

• A mockery or insult

• To free from something

**Sneer**

• To verify or confirm

• A contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone

• A display of trustworthiness

**Ascertained**

• To determine or discover

• To cover or decorate

• To invalidate or cancel

**Fervently**

• Doing something with intense passion

• Slowly and with hesitation

• The use of deceit for personal gain

**Liberate**

• To free from oppression or captivity

• To astonish greatly

• An angry or aggressive argument

**Flabbergasted**

• To be overcome with surprise

• To irritate or provoke

• To be excessively decorated

**Festooned**

• a. Decorated or adorned, especially with garlands

• b. The use of trickery or deceit

• c. To carry out an official inquiry

9. **Taunt**

• A garment worn around the neck

• A mockery or insult

• The place where someone lives

10. **Pandemonium**

• a. Extreme chaos or disorder

• b. A state of calm and quiet

• c. Being cautious or careful