Vocabulary Workshop - Level E Chapters 1 - 6

(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical

(v.) to make larger, increase

(adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

(n.) courage in facing difficulties

(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

(v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn

(n.) an external appearance, cover, mask

(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion

(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

(v.) to say again, repeat

(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

(adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken

(adv.) cautiously, with great care

(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

(adj.) peaceable, friendly

(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; n. one at war, one engaged in war

adj. kindly, charitable

adj. hasty, not thorough

n. treachery, deceitfulness

v. to praise extravagantly

adj. possible, able to be done

n. a wry face, facial distortion; v. to make a wry face

n. a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

adj. not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

n. a moving force, impulse, stimulus

n. danger

adj. extremely careful; particular about details

n. a longing for something past; homesickness

n. the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

v. to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

v. to examine closely

adj. lukewarm; unenthusiastic

(n.) an enemy, opponent

(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

(n.) a skillful or ingenious; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

(v.) to compel, force

(adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward

(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed

(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in altitude or action

(v.) to pay a debt, settle an account to eliminate

(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

(v.) to make permanent or long lasting

(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment

(v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury

(n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time

(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave

(adj., part.) associated, connected

(v.) to find out

(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving

(v.) to give or pass on as inheritance

(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

(v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together

(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide

(v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement

(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy

(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time

(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will

(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned

(adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling for superiority

(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

(adj.) easily excused; pardonable

adj. unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

v. to express agreement; n. agreement

n. one who does good to others

adj. marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

n. mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

n. a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

adj. shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

n. a difference; a lack of agreement

v. to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

adj. easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

adj. unconquerable, refusing to yield

adj. free from error; absolutely dependable

v. to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

adj. causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

adj. neglectful in performance of one’s duty, careless

v. to rest; lie; place; n. relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

n. rashness, boldness

adj. fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive, scathingly harsh

adj. sincere, real, without pretense

adj. extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful