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Unit 3 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| contribute | to give to a cause, event, project |
| consistent | keeping to the same principles; reliable |
| maintain | to keep up; to declare to be true |
| observation | the act of noticing; something observed |
| sufficient | enough; the right amount as needed |
| covetous | jealous, greedy |
| morose | gloomy, ill-tempered |
| solemnized | Honored or remembered |
| resolute | with a clear purpose, determined |
| Bedlam | Hospital in London for the mentally ill |
| impossible | not capable of being or happening |
| liberality | generosity |
| Humbug | nonsense |
| malcontent | person who is always unhappy |
| miser | a greedy, stingy person |
| misanthrope | A person who is always unhappy |
| specter | ghost |
| apparition | ghost |
| rapt | giving complete attention; totally carried away by something |
| parallel | having the same direction or nature; similar |
| altered | changed |
| strive | make a great effort; try very hard |
| dispelled | driven away; scattered |
| earnest | serious and heartfelt; not joking |
| infinitely | enormously; remarkably |
| permit | allow |
| release | the act of letting go (n); to let go; set free (v) |
| contact | connection; communication; to get in touch with; communicate |
| prefix mal- | bad |
| prefix para- | beside |