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vocabulary workshop
Level A unit 9
| vocabulary word | meaning |
|---|---|
| avenge 1 | to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score |
| avenge 2 | to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury |
| cede 1 | to give up, surrender |
| cede 2 | to hand over to another |
| deluge 1 | a great flood |
| deluge 2 | a heavy fall of rain |
| deluge 3 | anything that comes in vast quantity |
| deluge 4 | to flood |
| discretion 1 | good judgement |
| discretion 2 | care in speech and action |
| discretion 3 | freedom to judge or choose |
| giddy 1 | dizzy |
| giddy 2 | light headed |
| giddy 3 | lacking seriousness |
| impact 1 | the striking of one object against another |
| impact 2 | the shock caused by a collision |
| impact 3 | to affect especially forcefully |
| intimidate 1 | to make timid or frightened by threats |
| intimidate 2 | to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do) something |
| liberate 1 | to free from bondage or domination |
| liberate 2 | to release |
| logical 1 | reasonable |
| logical 2 | making use of reason and good sense |
| misrepresent | to give a false or untrue idea |
| optional 1 | left to one's own choice |
| optional 2 | not required |
| outright 1 | complete |
| outright 2 | instantaneous |
| outright 3 | without reservation |
| rendezvous 1 | to meet in accordance with a plan |
| rendezvous 2 | a meeting by agreement |
| rendezvous 3 | a meeting place |
| rotund 1 | rounded and plump |
| rotund 2 | full or rich in sound |
| saunter 1 | to stroll |
| saunter 2 | walk in an easy, leisurely way |
| saunter 3 | a stroll |
| sluggish 1 | lazy |
| sluggish 2 | slow moving |
| sluggish 3 | not active, dull |
| subordinate 1 | lower in rank or position, secondary |
| subordinate 2 | one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else |
| subordinate 3 | to put in a lower or secondary position |
| tint 1 | a delicte color or hue |
| tint 2 | a slight trace of something |
| tint 3 | to give color to something |
| tint 4 | to dye |
| variable 1 | likely to undergo change |
| variable 2 | changeable |
| variable 3 | a value or quntity that varies |
| variable 4 | a symbol for a value or quntity that varies |
| verge 1 | the point at which something begins or happens |
| verge 2 | a border |
| verge 3 | to incline, tend toward, approach |
| verge 4 | to be in the process of becoming something else |