Vocabulary 1A (Eng 4)

Definitions 1

100

1) capable of living; 2) capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately

viable

200

someone who offers guidance in the solution of personal problems through directed reading

bibliotherapist

300

1) the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ; 2) militant or crusading zeal

evangelism

400

the phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for; an accidental positive discovery

serendipity

500

habitually lazy, or showing an inclination to laziness; averse to activity, effort, or movement

indolent

Definitions 2

100

having/showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others

altruistic

200

indistinct or vague

nebulous

300

the state of grief/suffering after the death of a loved one

bereavement

400

(adj) causing or tending to cause sleep or dull awareness; marked by sleepiness or lethargy (or, a thing that does this if a noun)

soporific

500

1) relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings/emotions; 2) expressing emotion

affective

Definitions 3

100

to consume greedily; to partake of something in large amounts (used with “on”)

gorge

200

in a self-contradictory or seemingly self-contradictory way

paradoxically

300

to gather (something, such as information or material) bit by bit

glean

400

lacking a sense of what to do/say in order to maintain good relationships with others or avoid offense; lacking sensitivity

tactless

Other Parts of Speech

100

Change the word "evangelism" into a noun that describes a person who displays evangelism

evangelist

200

Change the word "indolent" (adj) into a noun.

indolence

300

Based on the definition of its adjective form, "affective," what is "affect" (noun)?

a display of emotion

400

What is the adjective form of "serendipity"?

serendipitous