2. Vocabulary 8 Review

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4. aura, air, feeling, mood, semblance atmosphere

5. carrytale, circulator, rumorer, scandalizer, talebearer, telltale gossip

6. astonish, surprise, excitable startling

7. abstract, ideal, transcendent, divine, holy, sacred, spiritual, majestic sublime

8. maze, mix up, foul up tangle

9. controlled, restrained, serious sober

10. speedy, swift, expeditious, alert, urge prompt

11. unresponsiveness, stoicism, insensibility, impassivity indifference

12. Desire, feeling, fervor, zeal, ardor, enthusiasm passion

13. Comic, droll, funny, fatuous, simple, irrational, unreasonable absurd

14. Susie, the neighborhood _______, was asked to quit spreading those awful rumors. gossip

15. Ann had great _______ for the arts. She tries to go to as many museums as she can. passion

16. His explanation for being late to class was absolutely ridiculous and ______. absurd

17. An important rule at Lake Ridge is to be _______ for all your classes. If not, you could serve detention. prompt

18. Sarah’s hair was so ________(ed) that her mother had to cut it. tangle

19. Everyone was laughing at David’s joke except for Billy, who had a _____ expression on his face. sober

20. The beauty of the clouds was the most ______ wonder she had ever seen. sublime

21. The resemblance between the two cousins was actually ________. startling

22. The _________ of the classroom was so tense that you could have cut it with a knife. atmosphere

23. She never gave an opinion about anything. Her _________ was puzzling to her friends. indifference.