Vocabulary Workshop-Blue, Unit 16
furnish
After the fire damage was repaired, neighbors pitched in to help *equip* the house.
peer
As a gifted pianist, the child had no *equal*.
cram
Mom told me not to jam *jam* all my clothes into one drawer.
safeguard
Wear sunblock to *save* your skin.
fertile (an adjective)
(adj.) good for producing crops and plants; capable of developing or growing
mammoth (an adjective)
(adj.) great in size
rigid (an adjective)
(adj.) not bending; very strict
rowdy (an adjective)
(adj.) rough and disorderly
peer (a noun)
(n.) a person of the same age, rank, or ability; a British noble
mammoth (a noun)
(n.) a very large, long-tusked, shaggy-haired elephant that is now extinct
trespass (a noun)
(n.) an action that is wrong; unlawful entry onto someone's property
safeguard (a noun)
(n.) something that protects
fare (a noun)
(n.) the cost of travel on public transportation; food and drink
trespass (a verb)
(v.) to do wrong; to enter onto someone's property without right
endanger (a verb)
(v.) to expose to injury or harm
fare (a verb)
(v.) to get along
peer (a verb)
(v.) to look closely at
safeguard (a verb)
(v.) to protect against possible danger
cram (a verb)
(v.) to stuff tightly; to fill tightly; to study hard just before a test
furnish (a verb)
(v.) to supply with furniture; to supply with what is needed
assume (a verb)
(v.) to take upon oneself; to take for oneself; to pretend to have or be; to take for granted
safeguard
A helmet is a *defense* against head injuries.
mammoth
A skyscraper is an *enormous* building.
fare
Dad called to find out the plane *fee* from Los Angeles to New York.
endanger
Fire and drought *threaten* our forests and the animals that live in them.
trespass
I did not mean to *offend* against you.
peer
I tend to *gaze* at people through my glasses.
fare
If you study hard, you should *manage* well in school.
assume
My parents said I could have the puppy if I would *accept* the responsibility for it.
rowdy
My teacher does not tolerate *unruly* behavior.
rigid
Stand at attention, and keep your body *firm*.
trespass
The man was charged with criminal *invasion*.
fertile
The rich farmland of the Midwest makes it one of the most *fruitful* areas in the world.
