Vocabulary Workshop Unit 6

Question 1

Anonymous

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Browse

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Dupe

Answer 3

(noun) a person easily tricked or deceived;
(verb) to deceive

Question 4

Dynamic

Answer 4

(adjective) active, energetic, forceful

Question 5

Eradicate

Answer 5

(verb) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely

Question 6

Frustrate

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Grim

Answer 7

(adjective) stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

Question 8

Inimitable

Answer 8

(adjective) not capable of being copied or imitated

Question 9

Makeshift

Answer 9

(noun) a temporary substitute for something else;
(adjective) crude, flimsy, or temporary

Question 10

Marginal

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Pending

Answer 11

(adjective) waiting to be settled;
(preposition) until

Question 12

Prescribe

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Preview

Answer 13

(noun) something seen in advance
(verb) to view beforehand

Question 14

Prominent

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Quaint

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Reluctant

Answer 16

(adjective) unwilling, holding back

Question 17

Scrimp

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Snare

Answer 18

(verb) to trap, catch;
(noun) a trap or entanglement

Question 19

Utmost

Answer 19

(adjective) greatest, highest, farthest;
(noun) the extreme limit

Question 20

Vengeance

Answer 20

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