Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 6
Vengeance
(n.) Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence.
Preview
(n.) Something seen in advance;
snare
(n.) a trap or entanglement.
utmost
(n.) the extreme limit.
Scrimp
(v.) To handle very economically or slightly; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty.
Browse
(v.) To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window-shop.
Prescribe
(v.) To order as a rule or course to be followed; order for medical purpose.
Frustrate
(v.) To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement.
Eradicate
(v.) To root out, get rid of, destroy completely.
Snare
(v.) To trap, catch;
dupe
(v.) to deceive.
preview
(v.) to view beforehand.
Inimitable
(Adj.) Not capable of being copied or imitated.
Dynamic
(adj.) Active, energetic, forceful.
Utmost
(adj.) Greatest, highest, farthest;
Marginal
(adj.) In, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose.
Quaint
(adj.) Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made.
Prominent
(adj.) Standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known.
Grim
(adj.) Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel.
Anonymous
(adj.) Unnamed, without the name of the person involved (writer, composer, etc.); unknown; lacking individuality or character.
Reluctant
(adj.) Unwilling, holding back.
Pending
(adj.) Waiting to be settled; (prep.) until.
makeshift
(adj.) crude, flimsy, or temporary.
Dupe
(n.) A person easily tricked or deceived;
Makeshift
(n.) A temporary substitute for something else;