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JRA Vocab 7-12
Vocabulary Units 7-12 + Idioms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n.) A joining together for some common purpose. | alliance |
| (v.) To puzzle completely, confuse. | bewilder |
| (n.) A clown; a coarse, stupid person. | buffoon |
| (adj.) Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement. | controversial |
| (v.) To discourage. | dishearten |
| (adj.) Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful. | fruitless |
| (adj.) Unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive. | hostile |
| (adj.) Easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused. | inflammable |
| (v.) To give or cause something unpleasant, impose. | inflict |
| (adj.) Deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious. | malignant |
| (idiom) To approach a subject indirectly. | to beat about the bush |
| (v.) To hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering. | mortify |
| (adj.) In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things. | orthodox |
| (v.) To obtain through special effort; to bring about. | procure |
| (v.) To run quickly, scamper, hurry. | scurry |
| (adj.) Soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless. | sodden |
| (adj.) Full of life and vigor, courageous. | spirited |
| (adj.) Having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing. | virtual |
| (adj.) Completely empty; having no legal force or effect. (n.) Empty or unfilled space. (v.) To cancel or nullify. | void |
| (adj.) Disobedient, willfull; unpredictable, capricious. | wayward |
| (v.) To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear. (n.) The act of drawing back in this way. | wince |
| (idiom) To pressure someone to do or confess something. | to put the screws on |
| (n.) A short account of an incident in someone's life. | anecdote |
| (v.) To combine, unite; to make solid or firm. | consolidate |
| (n.) An imitation designed to deceive. (adj.) Not genuine, fake. (v.) To make an illegal copy. | counterfeit |
| (adj.) Easily taught, led, or managed; obedient. | docile |
| (v.) To rule over by stength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height. | dominate |
| (v.) To beg, implore, ask earnestly. | entreat |
| (adj.) Capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate. | fallible |
| (adj.) Liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent. | fickle |
| (n.) One who flees or runs away. (adj.) Fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp. | fugitive |
| (adj.) Very dirty, covered with dirt or soot. | grimy |
| (idiom) Not enough space in which to move around freely. | no room to swing a cat |
| (n.) A very small part or quantity. | iota |
| (v.) To beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle. (n.) A heavy hammer. | maul |
| (adj.) Possible, able to happen. (n.) Something that can develop or become a reality. | potential |
| (adj.) Shining, bright; giving forth light or energy. | radiant |
| (adj.) Relating to farm areas and life in the country. | rural |
| (adj.) Large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material. | substantial |
| (adj.) Skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite. | tactful |
| (v.) To interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with; to handle in a secret and improper way. | tamper |
| (adj.) Last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental. | ultimate |
| (n.) Doubt, the state of being unsure. | uncertainty |
| (idiom) To be in a hazardous position. | behind the eight ball |
| (adj.) Unnamed, without the name of the person involved (writer, composer, etc.); unknown; lacking individuality or character. | anonymous |
| (v.) To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window-shop. | browse |
| (n.) A person easily tricked or deceived. (v.) To deceive. | dupe |
| (adj.) Active, energetic, forceful. | dynamic |
| (v.) To root out, get rid of, destroy completely. | eradicate |
| (v.) To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement. | frustrate |
| (adj.) Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel. | grim |
| (adj.) Not capable of being copied or imitated. | inimitable |
| (n.) A temporary substitute for something else. (adj.) Crude, flimsy, or temporary. | makeshift |
| (adj.) In, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose. | marginal |
| (idiom) To be uncommonly or rashly brave. | to beard the lion |
| (adj.) Waiting to be settled. (prep.) Until. | pending |
| (v.) To order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes. | prescribe |
| (n.) Something seen in advance. (v.) To view beforehand. | preview |
| (adj.) Standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known. | prominent |
| (adj.) Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made. | quaint |
| (adj.) Unwilling, holding back. | reluctant |
| (v.) To handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty. | scrimp |
| (v.) To trap, catch. (n.) A trap or entanglement. | snare |
| (adj.) Greatest, highest, farthest. (n.) The extreme limit. | utmost |
| (n.) Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence. | vengeance |
| (idiom) To escape calamity by a very narrow margin. | by the skin of one's teeth |
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