Vocab units 6-10

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Anonymous

Unnamed; without a name; unknown

Dupe

A person easily tricked; to deceive

Eradicate

To root out, destroy completely

Inimitable

Not capable of being copied or imitated

Makeshift

A temporary substitute; crude

Pending

Waiting to be settled

Preview

Something seen in advance; to view beforehand

Quaint

Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way

Scrimp

To handle stingily or economically

Utmost

Greatest, highest, or farthest

Browse

To graze, nibble; to look through casually

Dynamic

Active, energetic, forceful

Frustrate

To prevent from accomplishing something; discourage

Grim

Stern, merciless, fierce

Marginal

Near the edge; barely good enough

Prescribe

To order a course to be followed; especially medicine

Prominent

Standing out; easily seen; important

Reluctant

Unwilling; holding back

Snare

To trap or catch

Brawl

A noisy quarrel or fight; to quarrel

Detest

To hate or loathe

Flagrant

Extremely bad or scandalous

Fluster

To confuse or agitate; nervous state

Momentum

The force or speed with which something moves

Notable

Striking or remarkable; well-known person

Paradox

A self-contradictory truth

Prior

Earlier or former

Salvo

A burst of gunfire; sudden burst or attack

Vigilant

Watchful, alert

Amiss

Faulty; not as it should be; wrongly

Domestic

Native to a country; related to home

Flaw

A slight fault or defect

Fledgling

An inexperienced person; a young bird

Foremost

Most important; primary

Nurture

To care for and raise

Perjury

Lying under oath

Presume

To assume or take for granted

Proficient

Skilled or capable in a field

Wrath

Intense anger

Abnormal

Not typical; strange

Catastrophe

A large-scale disaster

Decrease

To become or make less

Flourish

To thrive or grow; a showy gesture

Insubordinate

Disobedient; rebellious

Onslaught

A violent attack

Outstrip

To do better than; surpass

Prudent

Careful; showing good sense

Quench

To put out or extinguish

Swerve

To turn aside sharply

Capsize

To overturn; to flip upside down

Disputatious

Arguing; provoking debate

Evict

To force out of property

Incentive

Reason for doing something; motivation

Legible

Easy to read

Nub

The core or central point

Ordain

To establish by law or appoint officially

Pervade

To spread throughout

Remnant

A small remaining part

Simultaneous

Happening at the same time

Bystander

One who observes but doesn't take part

Canvass

To seek votes or opinions; discuss

Downtrodden

Treated unfairly or cruelly

Erode

To wear away gradually

Gruesome

Horrible or ghastly

Melancholy

Sad or gloomy

Ordeal

A painful or difficult experience

Persist

To continue or last

Quibble

To argue over small things

Vital

Essential; necessary to life

Accelerate

To speed up

Casual

Happening by chance; informal

Entice

To attract or tempt

Flounder

To struggle or move clumsily

Graphic

Vivid; lifelike

Parch

To dry out; shrivel with heat

Puny

Weak or small in size

Ratify

To approve or confirm

Regal

Royal; kingly

Stifle

To smother or hold back

Beneficiary

One who benefits from something

Botch

To mess up or patch poorly

Dilapidated

Falling apart; run-down

Futile

Not successful; useless

Hospitable

Friendly and generous to guests

Lair

Den or hideout of a wild animal

Notorious

Famous for something bad

Pamper

To spoil or indulge too much

Shirk

To avoid doing work

Veto

The power to forbid or reject

Bellow

To make a loud roar

Clutter

To fill messily or disorderly

Dismantle

To take apart

Farce

Ridiculous or absurd comedy

Grueling

Very tiring; requires effort

Lavish

Overly generous or extravagant

Morbid

Extremely gloomy or unhealthy in thought

Parasite

Organism living off another

Surplus

Extra amount beyond what’s needed

Timidity

State of being easily frightened