Vocabulary Workshop Level A Final Exam - DEFINITIONS
disquieting
(adj.) causing uneasiness or worry
glum
(adj.) depressed, gloomy
responsive
(adj.) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding
unscrupulous
(adj.) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles
pantomime
(n.) a play or story performed without words by actors using only gestures; (v.) to express in this way
trait
(n.) a quality or characteristic (especially of personality); a distinguishing feature
sanctuary
(n.) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection
audition
(n.) a trial hearing for a performer; (v.) to conduct or perform such a hearing
misapprehension
(n.) a wrong idea, misunderstanding
atrocity
(n.) an extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act; something very bad or unpleasant
supplement
(n.) something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack; a section added to a book or document; (v.) to provide such an addition or completion
append
(v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item
adhere
(v.) to stick to, remain attached; to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter
cope
(v.) to struggle successfully against; to prove to be a match for, deal with satisfactorily; (n.) a long religious cloak; a canopy
detract
(v.) to take away from; reduce in value or reputation
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
celestial
(adj.) having to do with the sky or heavens; heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness
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
sulky
(adj.) in a bad or nasty mood, resentful; gloomy
self-seeking
(adj.) selfishly ambitious
fluent
(adj.) speaking or writing easily and smoothly, flowing gracefully
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
epic
(n.) a long narrative poem (or other literary composition) about the deeds of heroes; and event or movement of great sweep; (adj.) on a grand scale, vast, titanic
encounter
(n.) a meeting (especially one that is unplanned); a meeting of enemies, battle; (v.) to meet or come upon
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
allegiance
(n.) loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause
pessimist
(n.) one who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom
optimist
(n.) one who expects things to turn out for the best; someone who looks on the bright side of things
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
data
(pl. n.) information; facts, figures, statistics
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
affirm
(v.) to declare to be true, state positively; to confirm
deter
(v.) to discourage, scare off, or prevent through fear or doubt
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
empower
(v.) to give power or authority to; to enable; to permit
surge
(v.) to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves); (n.) a powerful forward rush
mangle
(v.) to injure very seriously by cutting, tearing, crushing, etc.; to bring to ruin
exalt
(v.) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor
stupefy
(v.) to make stupid, dull, or groggy; to surprise or astonish
lag
(v.) to move slowly or fall behind; to bring up the near; (n.) a falling behind; the amount by which something or someone is falling behind; an interval
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
prowl
(v.) to roam about stealthily in search of something
confiscate
(v.) to seize by authority; to take and keep
abstain
(v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice
amalgamate
(v.) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole