Personal Philosophy Vocab - English 11 Question Preview (ID: 40245)

a) the drawing in of breath; inhalation

b) the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative

c) an animating action or influence

d) the hope or ambition of achieving something

a) make electric

b) give power or authority to

c) the ability to do something or act in a particular way

d) something left behind as a remembrance

a) showing the existence of something

b) a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory

c) the part of a movement, especially in sonata form, in which the principal themes are first presented

d) a large public exhibition of art or trade goods.

a) a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people

b) a characteristic mode of expression in music or art

c) something regarded as perfect

d) denoting a person of low intelligence

a) a sudden urge or desire to act

b) a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment, especially as used for a particular purpose

c) a decision, plan, agreement

d) the ability or right to control people or things. : political control of a country or area

a) purpose or objective

b) the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness

c) the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning

d) a thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning

a) a story told to young children

b) a kind of car

c) your insights and intuitions as a native speaker

d) something left behind as a remembrance

a) confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline

b) a person's principles of right and wrong

c) sullen and ill tempered

d) he branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning

a) an obligation

b) the study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience

c) a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment

d) a person or organization that has a lot of control and influence

a) something a person is morally or legally bound to do

b) obvious

c) having to do with winter

d) a thing aimed at or sought; a goal

a) medical science

b) having great knowledge or impact

c) pure goodness

d) study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence; how you approach living your life

a) information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point

b) the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text

c) having great knowledge or impact

d) having or showing the skill appropriate to a professional person; competent or skillful.

a) to think deeply or carefully about

b) to look in a pond

c) directing of a patient to a medical specialist by a primary care physician

d) stop oneself from doing something

a) obvious

b) concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own; unselfish

c) confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect

d) the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart.

a) staying the same

b) an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe

c) the dramatic genre represented by tragedy

d) effecting a change in form, appearance, or structure