Unit 4
A joining together for some common purpose.
To puzzle completely, confuse
not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
Easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused
Soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless dull; spiritless, listless
Alliance
Bewilder
Fruitless
Inflammable
Sodden
to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower a
a short account of an incident in someone’s life an
imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy.
capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate
to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hammer
Dominate
Anecdote
Counterfeit
Fallible
Maul
Greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit
Unnamed, without the name of the person involved; unknown; lacking individuality
a person easily tricked or deceived; to deceive
to root out, get rid of, destroy completely
not capable of being copied or imitated
Utmost
Anonymous
Dupe
Eradicate
Inimitable
Browse
The teacher was browsing the books in the store.
Controversial
Blan statement
Completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify
In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
To run quickly, scamper, hurry
Disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious
To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear. The act of drawing back in this way.
Void
Orthodox
Scurry
Wayward
Wince
very dirty, covered with dirt or soot
shining, bright; giving forth light or energy
large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material
Skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite
Doubt, the state of being unsure
Grimy
radiant
Substantial
tactful
Uncertainty
Waiting to be settled; until
a temporary substitute for something else, crude, flimsy, or temporary
Something was seen in advance; to view beforehand
odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made
to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short =, or scanty
Pending
Makeshift
Preview
Quaint
Scrimp
frustrate
Lavonn was frustrated when he had a bad grade the test.
inflict
cause
to obtain through special effort; to bring about
a clown; a coarse, stupid person
the arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
to discourage
To give or cause something unpleasant, impose
Procure
Buffoon
Controversial
Dishearten
inflict
to combine, unite; to make solid or firm
Easily taught, led, or managed; obedient
liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent
one who flees or runs away; fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp
Possible , able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality
Consolidate
Docile
Fickle
Fugitive
Potential
active,energetic , forceful
to nibble, graze; to read casually; to window-shop
to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement
stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel
in, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good,large, or important enough for the purpose
Dynamic
Browse
Frustrate
Grim
Marginal
Marginal
Learning how to read is a marginal thing that we need to learn.
Virtual
Counterfeit
full of life and vigor; courageous
deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
Spirited
Malignant
a very small part or quality
Relating to farm areas and life in the country
to interfere with; to handle in a secret and improper way
Iota
Rural
Tamper
Unwilling, holding back
to order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes
Standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well known
Reluctant
Prescribe
Prominent
Bewilder
The test bewildered me.
Uncertainty
Certain
to hurt someone’s feelings deeply; to cause
having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
Mortify
Virtual
to beg, implore, ask earnestly
last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental
entreat
Ultimate
punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence
to trap, catch; a trap or entanglement
Vengeance
Snare
Malignant
The malignant fugitive tried to say he was not guilty even though they caught him on camera.
Maul
battle