Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop (Level B) Unit 6

Vengeance

(n.) Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence

Makeshift

(n.) a temporary, often improvised, substitute; improvised for temporary use (adj)

Preview

(n.) something seen in advance; (v.) to view beforehand

Dupe

(n.) to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

Scrimp

(v) to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty

Frustrate

(v.) To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement

Browse

(v.) to nibble, graze; to read casually; to window-shop

Eradicate

(v.) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely

Snare

(v.) to trap, catch; (n.) a trap or entanglement

Perscribe

V: (literally, "write before") order; dictate; direct; order as a remedy

Prominent

(adj) standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known

Anonymous

(adj) unnamed, without the name of the person involved (writer, composer, etc.); unknown; lacking individuality or character

Dynamic

(adj.) actively changing

Utmost

(adj.) greatest, highest, farthest; (n.) the extreme limit

Marginal

(adj.) in, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose

Inimatable

(adj.) not capable of being copied or imitated

Quaint

(adj.) odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

Grim

(adj.) stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise

Reluctant

(adj.) unwilling, holding back

Pending

(adj.) waiting to be settled; (prep.) until