Vocabulary Vault- Level 8

I don't want to join the conversation at the lunch table because those two people are egoists and only want to talk about themselves. What does egoists mean?

• selflessness

• self-centered or selfish people

• altruism

• humility

We learned that Emi was winning an award from the prestigious Association of Young Writers of America for her story of adventure and bravery. Which of the following is the denotative meaning of the word prestigious?

• ordinary

• insignificant

• unknown

• having a high or excellent reputation; honored

The image on the left is an example of

• microorganisms

• bacteria

• viruses

• pathogens

The idea that Earth is round was universally accepted by Christopher Columbus's time, despite the popular myth about his sailors fearing that they would sail off the edge of the earth. The word universally means

• specially

• sometimes

• without exception

• specifically

Surgeons do not want to introduce any harmful _________ to their patients when they operate, so they clean their instruments and their bodies as much as possible before a surgery. Supply the missing word.

The first telephone transmission was over a short distance between offices, but it was a great accomplishment for science. Which of the following is the meaning of transmission?

• retain

• collect

• communication or broadcast of information

• hold

Zach was already devising ways to improve his science fair project after testing it for the first time. What does devising mean?

• imitate

• reproduce

• replicate

• planning

Author C. S Lewis was a contemporary of J.R.R Tolkien, so they often communicated and shared their ideas about writing with each other. Contemporary is defined as

• different

• unsatisfactory

• something or someone that belongs to the same period

• inequality

All of the following are synonyms of feud except

• conflict

• disagreement

• harmony

• discord