Vocabulary - Journeys L1-L4, Vocab Workshop Units 1-4 Flashcards
Comfort
To help someone feel less bad
Mention
Speak about something
Mood
The way a person is feeling
Properly
Doing something the right way
Intends
Planning to do something in the future
Consisted
Made up of different parts
Positive
Completely sure about something
Advanced
Being very good at something
Peculiar
Something odd or unusual
Talent
A special skill, something one is good at
Injustice
Something that is unfair
Numerous
Many of them
Segregation
A system that kept African Americans and White Americans apart, separated by race
Nourishing
Something that gives people what they need to live and grow
Captured
Caught while trying to get away
Dream
Something that you want to happen very much, a goal for the future
Encounters
Meetings with people
Preferred
Liking something better than something else
Recall
To remember it
Example
Show how to do something
Isolated
Separated or far from other places
Virtual
Something that happens on a computer or online instead of in real life
Something that can be created, used, or read on a computer
Access
Having the ability or permission to use that thing
Devour
To thoroughly enjoy something, to love and cannot easily stop something (for example to devour a book)
Impassible
Unable to pass through
Impossible to get through or over because it is blocked
Remote
Far from other places
Obtain
Get something as a result of
work or planning
Preserve
To protect
Keep something, for example preserving culture through clothing, language, music, and food
Extreme
Very different from or opposites of something
Avid
Very interested or eager about somehting
Assist
Help
Burglaries
Break into a building to steal something
Innocent
Someone who has done nothing wrong
Scheme
Detailed plan to get something done
Regretfully
Saying something in a way that shows they are sorry
Speculated
Made guesses about something
Prior
An event that takes place before another event
Misjuidged
Formed and incorrect idea
Suspect
Person who people think might be guilty of a crime
Favor
An act of kindness that someone
does, even though he or she does not have to
Celebrity - meaning, synonym, antonym
Well known person, someone who is famous
Synonym: a star
Antonym: unknown; nobody; anonymity
Counsel - meaning, synonym
Opinions or ideas given for a plan of action; a talk that leads to a decision; a lawyer
To give advice or opinion; to offer to help
Synonym: advice; wisdom; guidance; help; recommend
Demonstrate - meaning, synonym, antonym
To clearly explain, show or prove with examples, models or experiments
To gather in public to support an opinion or cause
Synonym: to model, illustrate, reveal
Antonym: to hide
Drowsy - meaning, synonym, antonym
Ready to fall asleep; sleepy
Synonym: tired, sluggish
Antonym: alert, wakeful
Essential - meaning, synonym, antonym
Of the highest importance, necessary
Synonym: vital, key, basic
Antonym: unimportant, minor, unnecessary
Hardship - meaning, synonym, antonym
Something that causes difficulty or suffering; a condition that is hard to bear
Syn: burden, ordeal, misfortune
Ant: ease, comfort
Haul - meaning, synonym
Verb: Move by pulling, dragging or carting, sometimes in a vehicle; to apply force to transport something
Noun: the amount taken or won at one time
Syn - verb: to lug, carry, lift
Syn - noun: a yield, catch
Humble - meaning, synonym, antonym
Adjective: Low in rank or position; plain, not proud or grand
Verb: to take away one’s spirit, power, fame or independence
Syn - adjective: modest, simple
Syn - verb: to shame, embarrass
Ant - adjective: bold, grand
Ant - verb: to empower, raise up
Pledge - meaning, synonym
Noun: Something such a money that is promised for a good cause; a promise to fulfill an agreement
Verb: to promise
Syn - noun: a guarantee
Syn - verb: to vow, swear, vouch
Sincere - meaning, synonym, antonym
Without pretending; with honesty and real feeling
Syn: genuine, true, heartfelt
Ant: false, phony
Stampede - meaning, synonym, antonym
Noun: a wild rush of animals or people, usually when frightened
Verb: to run away or cause to scatter in a wild manner, often in panic; to rush forward together as a crowd
Syn - noun: a flight, dash
Syn - verb: to bolt, charge
Ant - verb: to stroll, wander
Suitable - meaning, synonym, antonym
Just right or appropriate, well-matched
Syn: proper, fitting, right
Ant: inappropriate, mismatched, improper
Annual - meaning, synonym
Adjective: Coming each year; once a year or lasting a year
Noun: a book or magazine that comes out once a year; a plant that lives for one growing season
Syn: yearly, a yearbook
Basic - meaning, synonym
Adjective: related to the main or starting point of something
Noun: key elements or parts
Syn: essential, primary, fundamental
Competition - meaning, synonym, antonym
Trying to out do others; a game or contest
Syn: a rivalry, match, test
Ant: cooperation
Contract - meaning, synonym, antonym
Noun: An agreement or understanding that can be enforced by law; a document that explains legal conditions
Verb: to make or grow smaller; to come down with something such as a sickness
Syn - noun: an arrangement, deal
Syn - verb: to shrink, catch, get
Ant - verb: expand, enlarge
Dismiss - meaning, synonym, antonym
To send away or permit to leave; to remove from a job; to stop thinking about
Syn: to reject, fire, drop, discharge
Ant: to hire, hold, consider, employ
Neglect - meaning, synonym, antonym
Verb: to hold back care or attention; to fail to follow through
Noun: a steady lack of care due to carelessness or laziness
Syn - verb: to ignore, disregard, overlook
Syn - noun: inattention
Ant - verb: to pamper
Portion - meaning, synonym, antonym
A section or piece; a part of the whole; a serving of food
Syn: a part, share, helping
Ant: a whole
Obtain - meaning, synonym, antonym
To get or gain through some effort
Syn: to acquire, gather
Ant: to lose, forego
Recall - meaning, synonym, antonym
Verb: to bring back to mind; to ask to return
Noun: the ability or act of remembering
Syn - verb: to remember, revoke
Syn - noun: a memory
Ant - verb: to forget
Sponsor - meaning, synonym
Noun: one who helps or takes responsibility for another person or group
Verb: to act as a sponsor
Syn: supporter, backer, provider; to support
Stern - meaning, synonym, antonym
Adjective: not kindly or gentle; harsh looking
Noun: the back end of a boat
Syn - adjective: severe, firm
Syn - noun: the rear
Ant - adjective: tender
Ant - noun: the front
Vacant - meaning, synonym, antonym
Not used, filled or lived in; without thought or expression
Syn: empty, unused, available, blank
Ant: full, occupied
Ambush - meaning, synonym
Surprise attack from a hidden place
Syn: to trap, waylay
Calculate - meaning, synonym, antonym
To find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing; to figure out by reason or logic
Syn: to compute, evaluate, reckon
Ant: to estimate
Contribute - meaning, synonym, antonym
To give money, effort or items for a cause; to hand in for publication
Syn: to donate, offer, provide, submit
Ant: to withhold
Dread - meaning, synonym, antonym
Verb: to be afraid, fear or deeply worry
Syn: horror, terror
Ant: welcome, embrace, excitement, courage
Employ - meaning, synonym, antonym
To make use of, to put to work on a job to task for pay
Syn: to hire, engage
Ant: to dismiss
Extend - meaning, synonym, antonym
To stretch out, make or last longer, to give or offer
Syn: to lengthen, increase, continue, enlarge, grant
Ant: decrease, lessen, limit, deny
Frantic - meaning, synonym, antonym
Very excited or upset; marked by fast, wild or nervous action
Syn: desperate, frenzied, distracted
Ant: calm, careful. orderly
Initial
Adjective: beginning or first
Noun: the fist letter of a name or word
Verb: to mark or sign with one’s initials
Syn - adjective: earliest, opening
Ant - adjective: final, last
Routine - meaning, synonym, antonym
Noun: regular or fixed way in which a thing is done; an act or skit
Adjective: normal, predictable, or commonly done by habit
Syn: pattern, procedure; ordinary, expected, customary, usual
Ant: random, irregular, unusual
Stun - meaning, synonym
To have a sudden, upsetting effect on the mind or feeling; to shock or daze; to make unable to feel, react or think
Syn: to astonish, bewilder, deaden, overwhelm, paralyze
Sturdy - meaning, synonym, antonym
Firmly or solidly built; determined
Syn: rugged, hardy, tough, powerful, durable
Ant: delicate, feeble, weak
Yield - meaning, synonym, antonym
Verb: to give in or give way; to produce
Noun: the product or amount made or produced
Syn - verb: to surrender, obey
Syn - noun: a harvest, crop
Ant - verb: to resist
Attractive - meaning, synonym, antonym
Pleasing to the eye, mind, or senses; the power to draw attention
Syn: appealing, likable, charming, beautiful, inviting
Ant: unappealing, unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive
Burden - meaning, synonym, antonym
Noun: something that is carried, a load; something that is very hard to bear
Verb: to weigh down or to put a heavy load on
Syn: a weight, baggage, a difficulty; to afflict, oppress
Ant: relief, lighten
Consent - meaning, synonym, antonym
Agree or approve, give permission
Syn: allow, permit, accept; agreement, authprization
Ant: disapprove, refuse, deny, disallow
Dependable - meaning, synonym, antonym
Capable or being relied on, trustworthy
Syn: reliable, responsible
Ant: unreliable, untrustworthy
Indicate - meaning, synonym, antonym
To point to or point out, to be a sign of, to state or express briefly
Syn: to mark, show, signify, suggest, announce
Ant: to conceal
Previous - meaning, synonym, antonym
Coming before in time or order
Syn: earlier, preceding, prior
Ant: following, later, succeeding
Qualify - meaning, synonym
To be fit for something; to limit or narrow the meaning of
Syn: to authorize, entitle, prepare; to modify
Response - meaning, synonym
A reply or answer; a reaction to something
Syn: an acknowledgement
Shabby - meaning, synonym, antonym
Worn or faded from use or wear; dressed in worn out clothes; not fair or generous
Syn: ragged, run-down; mean, wretched, unkind
Ant: elegant, grand, lavish, generous, kind
Thaw - meaning, synonym, antonym
To melt or cause to melt; to warm up gradually; a period of weather warm enough to melt ice and snow
Syn: to liquefy
Ant: to freeze, solidify
Urgent - meaning, synonym, antonym
Needing or demanding immediate action or attention
Syn: critical, pressing
Ant: unimportant, minor
Vanity - meaning, synonym, antonym
Being stuck up or vain; having too much pride in one’s looks or abilities; a dressing table
Syn: conceit, arrogance
Any: modesty, humility
