The lists below are from unit 3 of
Building Vocabulary Skills 3rd ed. by Nist and Mohr. Please provide definitions and sample sentences where you can.
Chapter 13Accessible
Awe
Cite
Compatible
Exempt
Prevail
Propel - verb meaning to push forward.
My fishing boat has an outboard motor that smoothly propels it across the harbor.Rational
Retort
Retrieve
Chapter 14Dubious
Ecstatic
Encounter
Evolve
Fallacy
Fictitious - adj. meaning false or not real. Similiar to the noun,
fiction.
When Max signed the hotel registry, he left a fictitious address and phone number because he did not want to recieve sales calls.Gullible
Liable
Miserly
Pessimist
Chapter 15Elapse
Evasive
Fluent
Futile
Harass - verb meaning to bother, disturb or annoy.
As a child, Lee was constantly harassed by other children because he was the only Chinese student in his class.Infer
Lethal
Obsession
Ordeal
Persistent
Chapter 16Convey
Delusion
Devise
Savor
Stimulate
Subtle
Unique
Universal
Versatile
Vivid
Chapter 17Defer
Endeavor
Equate - verb meaning to consider two things equal.
It would be a mistake to equate wealth with happiness; rich people can be just as unhappy as poor people.Impose
Indignant
Inevitable
Malicious
Option
Passive
Patron
Chapter 18 (provide examples of words using these word parts)
Con-
Dict
Dis-
Micro-
Ped
Script, scrib - script, scribble, postscript, scripture, scribe, describe, descriptive, conscription, prescription, ascribe, inscribe, inscription,
-ship
Tele-
Trans-
Tri-