Unit 6 Definitions

Question 0

(v.) to nibble, graze; to read casually; to window-shop

Answer 0

browse

Question 1

(adj.) unnamed, without the name of the person involved (writer, composer, etc.); unknown; lacking individuality or character

Answer 1

anonymous

Question 2

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

Answer 2

dupe

Question 3

(adj.) active, energetic, forceful

Answer 3

dynamic

Question 4

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

Answer 4

eradicate

Question 5

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

Answer 5

frustrate

Question 6

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

Answer 6

grim

Question 7

(adj.) not capable of being copied or imitated

Answer 7

inimitable

Question 8

(n.) a temporary substitute for something else; (adj.) crude, flimsy, or temporary

Answer 8

makeshift

Question 9

(adj.) in, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important

Answer 9

marginal

Question 10

(adj.) waiting to be settled; (prep.) until

Answer 10

pending

Question 11

(v.) to order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes

Answer 11

prescribe

Question 12

(n.) something seen in advance; (v.) to view beforehand

Answer 12

preview

Question 13

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

Answer 13

prominent

Question 14

(adj.) odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

Answer 14

quaint

Question 15

(adj.) unwilling, holding back

Answer 15

reluctant

Question 16

(v.) to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty

Answer 16

scrimp

Question 17

(v.) to trap, catch; (n.) a trap or entanglement

Answer 17

snare

Question 18

(adj.) greatest, highest, farthest; (n.) the extreme limit

Answer 18

utmost

Question 19

(n.) punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence

Answer 19

vengeance