Unit 4 Vocabulary Workshop

Question 1

Acquit

Answer 1

(v.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely, to conduct or behave oneself

Question 2

Deem

Answer 2

(v.) to think, believe; to consider, have opinion

Question 3

Devastate

Answer 3

(v.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins

Question 4

Discredit

Verb

Answer 4

(v.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted, to damage a reputation

Question 5

Discredit

Noun

Answer 5

(n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation

Question 6

Elusive

Answer 6

(adj.) difficult to catch or to hold, hard to explain or understand

Question 7

Generate

Answer 7

(v.) bring into existence; to be the cause of

Question 8

Idolize

Answer 8

(v.) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much

Question 9

Ingratitude

Answer 9

(n.) a lack of thankfulness

Question 10

Keepsake

Answer 10

(n.) something kept in memory of the giver, a souvenir

Question 11

Mortal

Noun

Answer 11

(n.) a being that must eventually die

Question 12

Mortal

Adjective

Answer 12

(adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable

Question 13

Ovation

Answer 13

(n.) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause

Question 14

Plight

Noun

Answer 14

(n.) a sorry condition or state

Question 15

Plight

Verb

Answer 15

(v.) to pledge, promise solemnly

Question 16

Petty

Answer 16

(adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor

Question 17

Repent

Answer 17

(v.) feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do

Question 18

Scan

Verb

Answer 18

(v.) to examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem

Question 19

Scan

Noun

Answer 19

(n.) an examination

Question 20

Strand

Noun

Answer 20

(n.) a beach or shore, a string of wire, hair, etc.

Question 21

Strand

Verb

Answer 21

(v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless postion

Question 22

Reverie

Answer 22

(n.) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought

Question 23

Revocation

Answer 23

(n.) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancelation

Question 24

Strife

Answer 24

`(n.) a bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle

Question 25

Topple

Answer 25

(v.) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of