Unit 6 Flashcards
Something seen in advance; to review before hand
Preview
Unnamed, without the name of the person involved; unknown; lacking individuality or character
Anonymous
To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window shop
Browse
To order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes
Prescribe
A person easily tricked or deceived; to deceive
Dupe
Waiting to be settled; until
Pending
Active, energetic, forceful
Dynamic
In, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, important enough for the purpose
Marginal
To root out, get rid of, destroy completely
Eradicate
A temporary substitute for something else; crude, flimsy, or temporary
Makeshift
To prevent from accomplishing the purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement
Frustrate
Not capable of being copied or imitated
Inimitatable
Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel
Grim
Standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known
Prominent
Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made
Quaint
Unwilling, holding back
Reluctant
To handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty
Scrimp
To trap, catch; a trap or entanglement
Snare
Greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit
Utmost
Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence
Vengeance
Synonym:
Thwart
Frustrate
Synonym:
Nameless
Anonymous
Synonym:
Skim
Browse
Synonym:
Fool
Dupe
Synonym:
Vigorous
Dynamic
Synonym:
Wipe out
Eradicate
Synonym:
Dreadful
Grim
Synonym:
Matchless
Inimitable
Synonym:
Stopgap
Makeshift
Synonym:
Borderline
Marginal
Synonym:
Undecided
Pending
Synonym:
Specify
Prescribe
Synonym:
Foretaste
Preview
Synonym:
Conspicuous
Prominent
Synonym:
Picturesque
Quaint
Synonym:
Hesitant
Reluctant
Synonym:
Economize
Scrimp
Synonym:
Pitfall
Snare
Synonym:
Maximum
Utmost
Synonym:
Revenge
Vengeance
Synonym:
Scan
Browse
Synonym:
Mislead
Dupe
Synonym:
High-powered
Dynamic
Synonym:
Uproot
Eradicate
Synonym:
Foil
Frustrate
Synonym:
Frightful
Grim