Vocabulary List 33

altruistic

• unselfishly interested in the welfare of others

• constantly thinking about yourself

• giving to a charity

extemporaneous

• constant practice

• mistaken

• impromptu; done or spoken with little preparation

sarcastic

• expressing an honest opinion

• said in a sneering or mocking way, often indicating the opposite of what is obvious

• angry over something that is unjust

vice

• a shortcoming; an immoral habit

• moral or right

• a turkey's way of expressing itself

contempt

• likeable

• to reject

• scorn;dislike

apprehend

• to give away

• to capture

• to understand

terrain

• ground

• forest

• water

virtuoso

• someone who plays the piano

• someone who shows great technical skill in some fine art, especially music

• someone who shows great technical skills concerning computers

prudent

• to understand

• exercising good judgment or common sense

• an outgoing person

morale

• the state of a group's or a person's spirits

• moral or right

• to reject