ELA Vocabulary: Lesson 1

Question 1

perish

Answer 1

DEFINITION: to disappear or cease to exist

SYNONYMS: to end, be finished, expire

Question 2

woe

Answer 2

DEFINITION: sorrow, deep suffering

SYNONYMS: suffering from misfortune, grief, unhappiness

Question 3

tranquility

Answer 3

DEFINITION: being free from disturbance

SYNONYMS: calm, serenity, free from bother, undisturbed

Question 4

lurch

Answer 4

DEFINITION: to jerk, sudden roll

SYNONYMS: to stumble, fall, ungraceful movement

Question 5

hysteria

Answer 5

DEFINITION: excessive, emotional disturbance

SYNONYMS: craziness, going off the deep end, over the top

Question 6

humility

Answer 6

DEFINITION: quality of being humble, unpretentiousness

SYNONYMS: submissiveness, not arrogant

Question 7

anonymous

Answer 7

DEFINITION: not named or identified

SYNONYMS: secret, unnamed, in the dark

Question 8

awed

Answer 8

DEFINITION: expressing the emotion in which fear, respect, and wonder are mixed

SYNONYMS: overwhelmed, impressed, stunned, blown away

Question 9

wholesome

Answer 9

DEFINITION: promoting health or body of spirit

SYNONYMS: good for you, nutritious, beneficial, positive, sound

Question 10

valid

Answer 10

DEFINITION: generally accepted, officially approved

SYNONYMS: correct, good, appropriate, official