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Vocab 1-6 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| something that helps you or is useful to you | advantage |
| a person who arranges things for other people | agent |
| something difficult that requires extra effort or work | challenge |
| base; the basis on which something stands | foundation |
| an unusually smart or intelligent person | genius |
| the alrgest mass of land of a country or continent | mainland |
| person skilled at repairing machinery | mechanic |
| a bother or annoyance | nuisance |
| barrier | obstacle |
| action taken ahead of time to prevent something dangerous from happening | precaution |
| the act or instance of chasing someone or something | rival |
| a plan or plot to do something | scheme |
| a goal; something that is aimed at | target |
| something used to carry people or objects over land or sea or through the air | vehicle |
| to say you are sorry about something | apologize |
| to put together; to gather in groups | assemble |
| to lift; to increase | boost |
| to persuade someone by asking in a pleasant and easy way; to urge | coax |
| to focus on something | concentrate |
| to go to another person or resource for information and advice | consult |
| to give time and effort to some purpose | devote |
| to annoy or bother | irritate |
| to control or direct | manage |
| to tell someone to go to a certain person or place for help or information | refer |
| to refuse to accept something | reject |
| to show or make known; to uncover | reveal |
| to fall over; to make something fall over | topple |
| to move someone or something from one palce to another | transport |
| to lose strength | weaken |
| to check over something and give a good rating | approve |
| to connect with something | associate |
| to try to do something | attempt |
| tos end out a program over radio or television; to announce widely | broadcast |
| to defeat and take control | conquer |
| to devote a lot of time and energy to something | dedicate |
| to come out into the open | emerge |
| to grow and do well | flourish |
| to put in a certain order | organize |
| to overpower or overcome completely | overwhelm |
| to chase after | pursue |
| to be or look like someone or something | resemble |
| to bring back to its original condition | restore |
| to give up; to give something or yourself to someone else | surrender |
| to drop out; to remove or take away something | withdraw |
| liking excitement and adventure; daring | adventurous |
| varous kinds of | assorted |
| adored; loved deeply | beloved |
| self-assured and secure | confident |
| know for important things | distinguished |
| calm and relaxed | easygoing |
| delicate; easily broken | fragile |
| sweet-smelling | fragrant |
| very brave or daring | heroic |
| very large | massive |
| grown-up | mature |
| gets into trouble | mischievous |
| extremely good | outstanding |
| strange or odd | peculiar |
| clever; sharp | shrewd |
| yearly | annual |
| swelling, as in waves | billowy |
| exciting; thrilling; very beautiful | breathtaking |
| easy to reach or use; useful | convenient |
| thick; crowded | dense |
| far away; removed | distant |
| deep black; made of a hard black wood | ebony |
| real, not fake; honest | genuine |
| shining; glowing in the dark | luminous |
| dangerous | perilous |
| honest; truthful; heart-felt | sincere |
| one of a kind | unique |