Week 7 and Week 8 Vocab

Question 1

Tending or seeking to escape from a situation using trickery or cleverness

Syn: Elusive, ambiguous, indistinct

Answer 1

Evasive

Question 2

Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness

superficial, glib, thoughtless

Answer 2

Flippant

Question 3

Filled with intense overpowering feeling

emotional, heartfelt, wholehearted

Answer 3

Impassioned

Question 4

Having or showing a modest or low self esteem of one’s own importance

Meek, submissive, unassertive

Answer 4

Humble

Question 5

Lacking sense, significance or meaning

Silly, foolish, stupid, idiotic

Answer 5

Inane

Question 6

Having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, ect., free from vanity, egotism, and boastfulness

Humble, unpresuming, shy, bashful

Answer 6

Modest

Question 7

The feeling of being sad or a fond when thinking back on an event from the past that has happiness associated with it.

reminiscence, remembrance, sentimentally

Answer 7

Nostalgic

Question 8

Disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

cheerful, positive, confident

Answer 8

Optimistic