Unit 8 vocab Flashcards
altruism
(n) - unselfish interest in the welfare (well-being) of others
conscious
(adj) - mentally alert or active; aware of something
essential
(adj) - important in the highest degree; necessary
malice
(n) - ill will; the desire to do harm for the satisfaction of doing it
pride
(n) - a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction about your achievements or the achievements of someone close to you; an excessively high opinion of yourself
remarkable
(adj) - worthy of being noticed, esp. as being uncommon or extraordinary
retort
(v) - to answer back, typically in an angry or sharp manner
reverie
(n) - a daydream; the state of being lost in thought
sketch
(n) - a rough or unfinished drawing, giving the essential features without details
uncanny
(adj) - strange or mysterious, sometimes in an unsettling way
comic
(adj) - relating to comedy; causing laughter or amusement; funny
commonplace
(adj) - very common or ordinary
corridor
(n) - a passageway (as in a school) into which rooms open
edible
(adj) - fit or safe to be eaten
haggard
(adj) - looking thin, worn, or exhausted, usually as the result of prolonged suffering or worry
heir
(n) - a person who inherits property
morose
(adj) - sullen; gloomy; sulky
ominous
(adj) - giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
potable
(adj) - suitable for drinking
tragic
(adj) - causing (or characterized by) extreme distress or sorrow
spell:(n) - unselfish interest in the welfare (well-being) of others
altruism
spell:(adj) - mentally alert or active; aware of something
conscious
spell:(adj) - important in the highest degree; necessary
essential
spell: (adj) - worthy of being noticed, esp. as being uncommon or extraordinary
remarkable
spell:(n) - a rough or unfinished drawing, giving the essential features without details
sketch
spell:(adj) - fit or safe to be eaten
edible
spell:(n) - a person who inherits property
heir
spell: (adj) - giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
ominous
spell: (adj) - suitable for drinking
potable
spell:(adj) - causing (or characterized by) extreme distress or sorrow
tragic
