Unit 6 Definitions

Question 1

anonymous

Answer 1

(adj.) unknown

Question 2

browse

Answer 2

(v.) to read casually; to window-shop

Question 3

dupe

Answer 3

(n.) a person easily tricked or deceived

Question 4

(v.) to deceive

Question 5

dynamic

Answer 5

(adj.). active, energetic, forceful

Question 6

eradicate

Answer 6

(v.) to root out, to get rid of, to destroy completely

Question 7

frustrate

Answer 7

(v.) to prevent from accomplishing a purpose; to cause feelings of discouragement

Question 8

grim

Answer 8

(adj.) stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

Question 9

inimitable

Answer 9

(adj.) not capable of being copied or imitated

Question 10

makeshift

Answer 10

(n.) a temporary substitute for something else

Question 11

(adj.) flimsy, temporary

Question 12

marginal

Answer 12

(adj.) at the edge or margin; only barely large enough for the purpose

Question 13

pending

Answer 13

(adj.) waiting to be settled

Question 14

prescribe

Answer 14

(v.) to order for medical purposes

Question 15

preview

Answer 15

(n.) something seen in advance

Question 16

(v.) to view beforehand

Question 17

prominent

Answer 17

(adj.) standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known

Question 18

quaint

Answer 18

(adj.) old-fashioned in a pleasing way; skillfully made

Question 19

reluctant

Answer 19

(adj.) unwilling, holding back

Question 20

scrimp

Answer 20

(v.) to handle very economically; to supply in a way that is scanty

Question 21

snare

Answer 21

(v.) to trap, catch

Question 22

(n.) a trap or entanglement

Question 23

utmost

Answer 23

(adj.) greatest, highest, farthest

Question 24

(n.) the extreme limit

Question 25

vengeance

Answer 25

(n.) punishment in return for an injury; unusual force