Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 14 & 15 Exam
Responsive
(adj.) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding
Sham
(adj.) fake, not genuine; (n.) something false pretending to be genuine; a pretender; a decorated pillow covering; (v.) to pretend
Wistful
(adj.) full of melancholy yearning or longing, sad, pensive
Wholesome
(adj.) healthy; morally and socially sound and good; helping to bring about or preserve good health
Submissive
(adj.) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest
Self-seeking
(adj.) selfishly ambitious
Far-fetched
(adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic
Uncouth
(adj.) unrefined, crude; awkward or clumsy
Berserk
(adj., adv.) violently and destructively enraged
Replica
(n.) a copy, close reproduction
Beacon
(n.) a light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guides or inspires
Encounter
(n.) a meeting (especially one that is unplanned); a meeting of enemies, battle; (v.) to meet or come upon
Pantomime
(n.) a play or story performed without words by actors using only gestures; (v.) to express in this way
Sanctuary
(n.) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection
Puncture
(n.) a small hole made by a sharp object; (v.) to make such a hole, pierce
Upheaval
(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change
Precaution
(n.) care taken beforehand; a step or action taken to prevent something from happening
Pessimist
(n.) one who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom
Taskmaster
(n.) one whose job it is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard
Allegiance
(n.) the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause
Data
(pl. n.) information; facts, figures, statistics
Append
(v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item
Prosecute
(v.) to bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out
Transform
(v.) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else
Tally
(v.) to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; (n.) a total or score
Enumerate
(v.) to count; to name one by one, list
Accommodate
(v.) to do a favor or service for, help out; to provide for, supply with; to have space for; to make fit or suitable
Underscore
(v.) to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; (n.) a line drawn under something
Retaliate
(v.) to get revenge; to strike back for an injury
Exalt
(v.) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor
Extort
(v.) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats
Commemorate
(v.) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of
Chasten
(v.) to punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate
Abstain
(v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice
Detract
(v.) to take away from; reduce in value or reputation
Amalgamate
(v.) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole
Epic
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Confiscate
To seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of
Glum
depressed; gloomy
Celestial
having to do with the sky or heavens