Vocabulary 1
Caring only about oneself
Selfish
A believable idea intended to explain something
Theory
A state of physical or mental pain or state of danger or desperate need
Distress
Something handed down from the past to the present
Legacy
Sneered
Scoffed
To form a picture or an idea in the mind
Imagine
Made to feel tired and impatient by something that is not interesting
Bored
To think carefully or deeply
Ponder
To respect
Revere
Easy to see or understand
Obvious
Embarrassed or feeling guilt about something
Ashamed
Very angry
Furious
To give an educational talk
Lecture
Important or serious
Major
To continue or move forward
Proceed
Given an order or a command
Instructed
The feeling of expecting something to happen
Anticipation
To do well for
Benefit
A play or situation involving intense and serious conflict
Drama
To stop doing something
Cease
To consider worthy of admiration or high regard
Respect
Distant or hard to reach
Remote
People with a great amount of intelligence, skill, or talent
Geniuses
To make someone aware of possible danger or difficulty.
Alert
To look carefully at something or someone that is hard to see
Peer