Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 8
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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affluence | wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty | opulence
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arrears | unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty | in default, in the red, late overdue
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cascade | a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; to flow downward (like a waterfall) | plunge, rush, tumble
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cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness | flinch, duck, cower, fawn
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crotchety | cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims | grumpy, grouchy, crabby, disagreeable
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format | the size, shape, or arrangement of something | layout, design
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immobile | not movable; not moving | fixed, stationary, unmoving, rooted
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impassable | blocked so that nothing can go through | closed, impenetrable
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innovation | something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. | novelty, modernization, new wrinkle
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jovial | good-humored, in high spirits; merry | jolly, cheerfuller, festive
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manacle | a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) | put in chains, fetter
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martial | warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life | military, hostile, bellicose
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minimum | the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissible or possible | least
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nimble | quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever | lively, keen, flexible
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onset | the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault | outset, commencement
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partition | something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections | divider, separation
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perishable | likely to spoil or decay | short-lived, fleeting
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retrieve | to find and bring back, get back, to put right, make good | recover, regain, fetch, remedy, rectify
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sinister | appearing evil or dangerous, threatening evil harm | frightening, menacing, ominous
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taut | tightly drawn, tense; neat; in good order | tight, strained, orderly, shipshape
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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