Chapter 6 vocabulary

Question 1

browse

Answer 1

(v) to nibble, graze; to read casually

Question 2

dupe

Answer 2

(n) a person easily tricked or deceived; (v) to deceive

Question 3

Dynamic

Answer 3

(adj) energetic, active

Question 4

eradicate

Answer 4

(v) to root out or get rid of

Question 5

frustrate

Answer 5

(v) to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire.

Question 6

grim

Answer 6

(adj) tern, merciless, cruel, dreadful

Question 7

inimtable

Answer 7

(adj) not being capable of being copied or imitated, matchless

Question 8

makeshift

Answer 8

(n.) a temporary substitute

Question 9

marginal

Answer 9

(adj) in, at, or near the edge or margin, barely large, small

Question 10

pending

Answer 10

(adj) waiting to be settled, unfinished

Question 11

Prescribe

Answer 11

(v) to order as a rule to be followed or for memory puposes

Question 12

preview

Answer 12

(n) something seen in advance; to view beforehand

Question 13

Prominent

Answer 13

(adj) standing out as to be easily seen, well-known

Question 14

quaint

Answer 14

(adj) odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way; skillfully made

Question 15

reluctant

Answer 15

(adj) unwilling, holding back

Question 16

scrimp

Answer 16

(v.) to not spend a lot of money on,

Question 17

snare

Answer 17

(v) to trap or catch

Question 18

utmost

Answer 18

(adj) greatest, highest, the extreme limit

Question 19

vengeance

Answer 19

(n) punishment in return for a wrong doing

Question 20

Anonymous

Answer 20

(adj) unnamed, without the name of the person involved