Vocabulary Quiz: Word Meanings and Antonyms

A type of government where one person or group has absolute power and control.

To take revenge or punish someone for a wrong they have done.

To confuse or make someone feel lost or uncertain.

To become angry or upset, often showing it through actions.

Mercy or leniency shown to someone who has done wrong.

To damage, to impair, to disfigure something.

Not easily understood or noticed; little known. To make unclear.

No longer valid or in use. Outdated.

A false reason given to hide the real reason.

To be full of things; To move in large numbers.

Allowing light to pass through, but not enough to see clearly.

Allowing light to pass through completely, making objects visible.

The first part of something, often used to describe the beginning of an event or a process.