Vocabulary Unit 6

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

Intiminable

(Adj) not capable of being copied or imitated

Quaint

(Adj) odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenius, skillfully made

Prominent

(Adj) standing out so as to be easily seen; important

Grim

(Adj) stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

Anonymous

(Adj) unnamed, without the name of the person involved (writer, composer, etc.); unknown; lacking individually or charater

Reluctant

(Adj) unwilling, holding back

Pending

(Adj) waiting to be settled; (prep) until

Dupe

(N) a person easily tricked or decieved; to decieve

Makeshift

(N) a temporary substitute for something else; (adj) crude, flimsy, or temporary

Vengence

(N) punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence

Preview

(N) something seen in advance; to view beforehand

Scrimp

(V) to handle very economically or stigily; 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; to order for medical purposes

Frusterate

(V) to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fullfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouagement

Eradicate

(V) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely

Snare

(V) to trap, catch; (n) a trap or entanglement