Unit 8 Vocabulary Worksheet

A false show of something; make-believe (n).
Pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or gratification from extreme cruelty (adj).
State of being perplexed; confused; uncertain (n).
Physically weak from age or sickness; frail (adj).
A view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses (n).
Great flood of water; drenching rain; downpour (n).
A quick raid or attack; purpose usually to take plunder (n).
To act in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble by pleading or petition (v).
Anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc, or a clause) (adj).
Showing ill health; of an unnatural or sickly pallor (adj).
Characterized by melancholy; yearning; longing (adj).
To remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude (v).
Extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture (adj).
Extremely sacred or inviolable; not to be entered or trespassed upon (adj).
Characterized by or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of deception; private (adj).
Conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners; suitability (n).
Characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance (adj).
Incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm (adj).
The quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner (n).
Capable of being conceived; imaginable (adj).