unit 8

Question 1

1. having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things
2. having little or no regard for interest, beliefs, or attitudes other than ones own; self-centered

Answer 1

Egocentric(adjective)/Egocentricity(noun)/Egocentrism(noun)

Question 2

the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression, for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt

Answer 2

Euphemism(noun)/Euphemistic(adj)/Euphemistically(adv)(Ex. “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die”)

Question 3

1. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative

2. of or relating to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly

Answer 3

Mundane(adj)/mundanely(adverb)/mundaneness(noun)

Question 4

1. actively poisonous; intensely noxious

2. highly infective; malignant or deadly(in medical terms)

Answer 4

Virulent(adj)/Virulently(adv)