Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 6 definition and syn

Vengeance

(n.) Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence. SYN: revenge, retaliation, reprisal.

Preview

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

Scrimp

(v.) To handle very economically or slightly; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty. SYN: economize.

Browse

(v.) To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window-shop. SYN: skim, scan, dip into, graze.

Prescribe

(v.) To order as a rule or course to be followed; order for medical purpose. SYN: specify, appoint, recommend.

Frustrate

(v.) To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement. SYN: thwart, foil, baffle, disappoint.

Eradicate

(v.) To root out, get rid of, destroy completely. SYN: wipe out, uproot.

Snare

(v.) To trap, catch; (n.) a trap or entanglement. SYN: (n.) pitfall; (v.) entrap.

Inimitable

(Adj.) Not capable of being copied or imitated. SYN: matchless, incomparable, unique.

Dynamic

(adj.) Active, energetic, forceful. SYN: vigorous, high-powered.

Utmost

(adj.) Greatest, highest, farthest; (n.) the extreme limit. SYN: (adj. n.) maximum, supreme, best.

Marginal

(adj.) In, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose. SYN: borderline, minimal, peripheral.

Quaint

(adj.) Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made. SYN: picturesque, peculiar, strange, curious.

Prominent

(adj.) Standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known. SYN: conspicuous, noticeable.

Grim

(adj.) Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel. SYN: dreadful, frightful, ferocious.

Anonymous

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

Reluctant

(adj.) Unwilling, holding back. SYN: hesitant, loath, disinclined.

Pending

(adj.) Waiting to be settled; (prep.) until. SYN: (adj.) undecided, unsettled.

Dupe

(n.) A person easily tricked or deceived; (v.) to deceive. SYN: (v.) fool, mislead, hoodwink, delude.

Makeshift

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