VOCAB

Question 1

Acclaimed

Answer 1

publicly praised; celebrated.

Question 2

Admire

Answer 2

regard (an object, quality, or person) with respect or warm approval.

look at with pleasure.

Question 3

Altruism

Answer 3

the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Question 4

Ameliorate

Answer 4

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

Question 5

Amiable

Answer 5

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

Question 6

Aspiration

Answer 6

a hope or ambition of achieving something.

Question 7

Assured

Answer 7

confident.

Question 8

Auspiscious

Answer 8

conducive to success; favorable.

Question 9

Benevolent

Answer 9

well meaning and kindly.

serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose.

Question 10

Compassion

Answer 10

sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

Question 12

Congenial

Answer 12

(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own.

Question 13

Cordially

Answer 13

in a warm and friendly way.

with intense feeling.

Question 14

Contented

Answer 14

happy and at ease.

willing to accept something; satisfied.

Question 15

Eager

Answer 15

(of a person) wanting to do or have something very much.

Question 16

Elegant

Answer 16

pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

Question 17

Euphemism

Answer 17

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Question 18

Esteem

Answer 18

respect and admiration, typically for a person.

respect and admire

Question 19

Exalt

Answer 19

hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.

Question 20

Exhilarating

Answer 20

making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.

Question 21

Flatter

Answer 21

lavish insincere praise and compliments upon (someone), especially to further one’s own interests.

make (someone) feel honored and pleased.

Question 22

Exquisite

Answer 22

extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.

Question 23

Genial

Answer 23

friendly and cheerful.

Question 24

Generous

Answer 24

(of a person) showing a readiness to give more of something, as money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected.

showing kindness toward others.

Question 25

Jubilant

Answer 25

Very happy, exhilarated, elated

Question 26

Laudatory

Answer 26

(of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation.

Question 27

Optimistic

Answer 27

Feel upbeat about the upcoming task

Question 28

Revere

Answer 28

Respect and admire

Question 29

Veneration

Answer 29

great respect; reverence.

Question 30

DOOM AND GLOOM

Answer 30

DOOM AND GLOOM

Question 31

Ail

Answer 31

trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body.

Question 32

Alarmed

Answer 32

frightened or concerned that one may be in danger or that something undesirable will happen.

Question 33

Anxious

Answer 33

experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Question 34

Bemoan

Answer 34

express discontent or sorrow over (something).

Question 35

Betray

Answer 35

expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.

Question 36

Decline

Answer 36

Turn down. Refuse

Question 37

Deficient

Answer 37

not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

Question 38

Dejection

Answer 38

lowness of spirits, discouraged

Question 39

Desolate

Answer 39

(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness. make (a place) bleakly and depressingly empty or bare.

Question 40

Despair

Answer 40

Extreme sense of sadness and hopelessness

Question 41

Detrimental

Answer 41

Harms a lot to something or someone eg. detrimental to the enviroment

Question 42

Disgraced

Answer 42

having fallen from favor or a position of power or honor; discredited.

Question 43

Dismayed

Answer 43

cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress.

Question 44

Dread

Answer 44

great fear or apprehension.

Question 45

Elegy

Answer 45

a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Question 46

Hardship

Answer 46

A task or challenge that is hard to overcome

Question 47

Lament

Answer 47

To mourn. a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

Question 48

Misery

Answer 48

A feeling of extreme sadness and hopelessness.

Question 49

Morose

Answer 49

sullen and ill-tempered.

Question 50

Noxious

Answer 50

physically harmful or destructive to living beings

Question 51

Ominous

Answer 51

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

Question 52

Pessimistic

Answer 52

Opposite of optimistic. Negative toward anything that comes in his/her way.

Question 53

Reluctant

Answer 53

unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.

Question 54

Rue

Answer 54

bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen).

Question 55

Sinister

Answer 55

giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.

Question 56

Tragedy

Answer 56

an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.

Question 57

Weary

Answer 57

tired