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