Chapter 1 Vocabulary

abstract

abstract

(adj.) 1. Difficult to understand; 2. apart from concrete, real things

cinema

(n.) 1. movies or motion pictures; 2. a movie theater

colossal

(adj.) enormous in size; huge; vast

critical

(adj.) tending to find fault or judge harshly

feign

(v.) 1. to pretend; 2. to give a false appearance of

imaginative

(adj.) having the power to invent or call to mind new images, pictures, or ideas

incapable

(adj.) without ability

inspiration

(n.) a person, place, or thing that provokes thought or emotion that aids in creation

jeer

(v.) 1. to speak or shout mockingly; 2. to tease or laugh at

lyrical

(adj.) 1. expressing feelings in strong, emotional words; 2. poetic

modest

(adj.) 1. having a moderate vision of one's own value; humble; 2. not extreme

option

(n.) choice or the right to choose

preferable

(adj.) more desirable

proposal

(n.) 1. a suggested plan or scheme; 2. the act of suggesting something

racket

(n.) a piece of sports equipment with a handle and a round or oval frame with tightly laced strings, used to hit a ball; 2. a loud noise; 3. an illegal business

reassure

(v.) to return someone to confidence

revoke

(v.) 1. to withdraw; 2. to cancel

severe

(adj.) stern, harsh, or strict; 2. of an extreme, sharp, or violent nature

shrine

(n.) a place or container for sacred relics; 2. a place dedicated to someone who has died

suspense

(n.) 1. the state of being anxious as a result of uncertainty; 2. the state of mental uncertainty; indecision

(c.) consolidate

(v.) to combine into one whole

(c.) frugal

(adj.) tight with money or resources

(c.) levity

(n.) lack of seriousness

(c.) pseudonym

(n.) a false name used by an author; also known as a pen name

(c.) rational

(adj.) 1. having reason or understanding; 2. reasonable