Vocab Review 1-3

Definitions

100

Ready for use

Available

200

The killing of one person by another

Homocide

300

Endless; so long as to seem endless

interminable 

400

To apply oil or grease

AND

to long for

Lubricate

AND

Hanker

500

To step down from

AND

Absolutely necessary; not to be neglected

Alight

AND

Indispensable

Parts of Speech

100

literate (1)

adjective

200

entrepreneur (1)

noun

300

Plague (2)

Noun and Verb

400

Downright (2)

Adjective and Adverb

500

mutual (1)

AND

Hazard (2)

Mutual = Adjective

Hazard = Noun and Verb

Synonyms

100

Traditional 

Customary

200

Hothead

Firebrand

300

Offended; resentful

Indignant

400

Collected; self-confident

Poised

500

Sheen

AND

impede

Luster

AND

Hinder

Antonyms

100

lifeless

animated

200

identical

miscellaneous

300

injured

unscathed

400

interest; concern

indifference

500

cheerful; vivacious

sullen

Word in Use

100

When applying for a job, it’s necessary to get your ________ up to date, as you know any prospective employer will want to see it!

résumé

200

In the middle of the snowball fight, Tommy, wet and exhausted, waived a white t-shirt in the air, signaling a ________ in the battle.

Truce

300

While I did not like the fact that she was leaving the team, I did not try to ___________ her as I knew this is what she really wanted.

Dissuade

400

 I understand that you just lost your job, but if someone loans you money, it’s only right for you to __________ them when you’re on your feet again.

recompense

500

Even though the garden has been ______ for years, it is possible – with a little love and tenderness, and a lot of water - to ____________ new luscious plants.

Barren ... germinate