7th grade Vocabulary Workshop Unit 6 definitions

Vengeance

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

Preview

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

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; (n.) a trap or entanglement.

Inimitable

(Adj.) Not capable of being copied or imitated.

Dynamic

(adj.) Active, energetic, forceful.

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.

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.

Dupe

(n.) A person easily tricked or deceived; (v.) to deceive.

Makeshift

(n.) A temporary substitute for something else; (adj.) crude, flimsy, or temporary.