Summative Test For Vocabulary Workshop Lessons 1 - 8

Front 1

definite

Back 1

adj. having certain limits; certain

Front 2

navigate

Back 2

vb. to steer or direct a ship or airplane

Front 3

reliable

Back 3

adj. dependable; trustworthy

Front 4

symbol

Back 4

n. something that stands for or represents something else

Front 5

twilight

Back 5

n. the period from sunset to dark;
adj. pertaining to the period from sunset to dark

Front 6

collision

Back 6

n. a crash; result of coming together with a violent impact; a conflict

Front 7

detection

Back 7

n. discovery; notice of something not obvious

Front 8

exception

Back 8

n. a person to whom or a case to which something does not apply: something left out

Front 9

innumerable

Back 9

adj. too many to be counted; countless

Front 10

unexpectedly

Back 10

adv. suddenly; in an unannounced way; in a way not known before

Front 11

caution

Back 11

n. a warning; carefulness;
v. to warn

Front 12

commotion

Back 12

n. confusion; noisy rushing around; disturbance; violent motion

Front 13

dainty

Back 13

adj. delicate and pretty

Front 14

departure

Back 14

n. the act of going away or leaving

Front 15

escorting

Back 15

v. to accompany another; to go with someone

Front 16

hoist

Back 16

v. to lift or pull up;
n. a tool or piece of equipment used to pull things up

Front 17

majority

Back 17

n. more than half the total; the greater part

Front 18

regulate

Back 18

v. to control, govern, or direct according to rule or system; to adjust to a certain standard

Front 19

astonishment

Back 19

n. amazement; surprise

Front 20

descendants

Back 20

n. something that comes from an earlier form; offspring

Front 21

disastrous

Back 21

adj. seriously harmful; damaging

Front 22

fatalities

Back 22

n. destruction or injury resulting in deaths

Front 23

rash

Back 23

adj. acting in a hasty or reckless manner;
n. spots that erupt on the skin; a large number of instances that occur suddenly

Front 24

acquire

Back 24

v. to gain possession of

Front 25

gasp

Back 25

v. to inhale suddenly with surprise; to breathe with difficulty;
n. a difficult inhalation of breath

Front 26

imitate

Back 26

v. to copy exactly; to act the same way as

Front 27

impostor

Back 27

n. a person wo deceives others by pretending to be something he or she is not

Front 28

interview

Back 28

n. a face-to-face meeting for evaluating or questioning;
v. to meet with for the purpose of evaluating or asking questions

Front 29

legend

Back 29

n. a popular story or myth handed down for generations; a person whose deeds are remembered as stories; a note on an illustration or map