Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 7
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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| authorize | (v.) to approve or permit; to give power or authority to | order, entitle, empower
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| culprit | (n.) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender | lawbreaker, wrongdoer
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| dawdle | (v.) to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary | delay, loiter, dillydally
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| dissect | (v.) to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care | examine
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| expend | (v.) to pay out, spend; to use up | utilize, consume, disburse
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| fatality | (n.) an event resulting in death; an accidental death | casualty, mortality
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| gullible | (adj.) easily fooled, tricked, or cheated | trusting, innocent, naïve, credulous
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| illicit | (adj.) not permitted, unlawful, improper | illegal, unauthorized, forbidden
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| immerse | (v.) to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply | dunk, engross
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| inflammatory | (adj.) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder | provoking, incendiary, provocative
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| memorandum | (n.) a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report (pl., memorandums or memoranda) | reminder
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| pathetic | (adj.) marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotional; worthy of pit; woefully inadequate | moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending
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| persevere | (v.) to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough | plug away, pursue, stick to it
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| prevaricate | (v.) to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose | fib, stretch the truth, equivocate
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| quash | (v.) to crush, put down completely | suppress
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| relish | (n.) enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; (v.) to enjoy greatly | pleasure, gusto; take delight in
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| reminisce | (v.) to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences | remember, recollect
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| scour | (v.) to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great car; to move about quickly in search of | scrub, search, comb
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| tribute | (n.) something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment | praise, honor, homage, recognition, commendation, glorification, money, tax, levy
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| writhe | (v.) to make twisting or tuning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle | twist, squirm, thrash
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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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