Unit 8 vocab

Question 1

altruism

Answer 1

(n) - unselfish interest in the welfare (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 or extraordinary

Question 7

retort

Answer 7

(v) - to answer back, typically in an angry or sharp 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

(n) - a passageway (as in a 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 worry

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

Question 21

spell:(n) - unselfish interest in the welfare (well-being) of others

Answer 21

altruism

Question 22

spell:(adj) - mentally alert or active; aware of something

Answer 22

conscious

Question 23

spell:(adj) - important in the highest degree; necessary

Answer 23

essential

Question 24

spell: (adj) - worthy of being noticed, esp. as being uncommon or extraordinary

Answer 24

remarkable

Question 25

spell:(n) - a rough or unfinished drawing, giving the essential features without details

Answer 25

sketch

Question 26

spell:(adj) - fit or safe to be eaten

Answer 26

edible

Question 27

spell:(n) - a person who inherits property

Answer 27

heir

Question 28

spell: (adj) - giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

Answer 28

ominous

Question 29

spell: (adj) - suitable for drinking

Answer 29

potable

Question 30

spell:(adj) - causing (or characterized by) extreme distress or sorrow

Answer 30

tragic