English Vocab 8 Review

Question 1

Altruism

Answer 1

(n) Unselfish interest in the wildfire (well - being) of others

Question 2

Conscious *

Answer 2

(adj) Mentally alert or active; aware of something

Question 3

Essential *

Answer 3

(adj) Important in the highest degree; necessary

Question 4

Malice

Answer 4

(n) ill will; the desire to do harm for the satisfaction of doing it

Question 5

Pride

Answer 5

(n) A feeling of pleasure or satisfaction about your achievements or the achievements of someone close to you; an excessively high opinion of yourself

Question 6

Remarkable

Answer 6

(adj) Worthy of being noticed, esp. as being uncommon o r extraordinary

Question 7

Retort

Answer 7

(v) To answer back, typically in an angry or shop manner

Question 8

Reverie

Answer 8

(n) A daydream; the state of being lost in thought

Question 9

Sketch *

Answer 9

(n) A rough or unfinished drawing, giving the essential features without details

Question 10

Uncanny

Answer 10

(adj) Strange or mysterious sometimes in an unsettling way

Question 11

Comic

Answer 11

(adj) Relating to comedy; causing laughter or amusement; funny

Question 12

Commonplace

Answer 12

(adj) Very common or ordinary

Question 13

Corridor

Answer 13

(adj) A passageway (as in school) into which rooms open

Question 14

Edible

Answer 14

(adj) Fit or safe to be eaten

Question 15

Haggard

Answer 15

(adj) Looking thin, worn, or exhausted, usually as the result of prolonged suffering or worrry

Question 16

Heir *

Answer 16

(n) A person who inherits property

Question 17

Morose

Answer 17

(adj) Sullen; gloomy; sulky

Question 18

Ominous

Answer 18

(adj) Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

Question 19

Potable

Answer 19

(adj) Suitable for drinking

Question 20

Tragic

Answer 20

(adj) Causing (or characterized by) extreme distress or sorrow