Vocabulary #6

Question 1

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

Answer 1

dupe

Question 2

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

Answer 2

eradicate

Question 3

(adj.) not capable of being copied or imitated

Answer 3

inimitable

Question 4

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

Answer 4

makeshift

Question 5

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

Answer 5

marginal

Question 6

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

Answer 6

prominent

Question 7

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

Answer 7

quaint

Question 8

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

Answer 8

scrimp

Question 9

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

Answer 9

utmost

Question 10

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

Answer 10

vengeance