Vocabulary 8 Review
Twenty Questions
aura, air, feeling, mood, semblance atmosphere
carrytale, circulator, rumorer, scandalizer, talebearer, telltale gossip
astonish, surprise, excitable startling
abstract, ideal, transcendent, divine, holy, sacred, spiritual, majestic sublime
maze, mix up, foul up tangle
controlled, restrained, serious sober
speedy, swift, expeditious, alert, urge prompt
unresponsiveness, stoicism, insensibility, impassivity indifference
Desire, feeling, fervor, zeal, ardor, enthusiasm passion
Comic, droll, funny, fatuous, simple, irrational, unreasonable absurd
Susie, the neighborhood _______, was asked to quit spreading those awful rumors. gossip
Ann had great _______ for the arts. She tries to go to as many museums as she can. passion
His explanation for being late to class was absolutely ridiculous and ______. absurd
An important rule at Lake Ridge is to be _______ for all your classes. If not, you could serve detention. prompt
Sarah’s hair was so ________(ed) that her mother had to cut it. tangle
Everyone was laughing at David’s joke except for Billy, who had a _____ expression on his face. sober
The beauty of the clouds was the most ______ wonder she had ever seen. sublime
The resemblance between the two cousins was actually ________. startling
The _________ of the classroom was so tense that you could have cut it with a knife. atmosphere
She never gave an opinion about anything. Her _________ was puzzling to her friends. indifference.