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Vocabulary Workshop Level Orange Unit 4

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  • (v.) to fear or feel deep worry
    dread
  • (v.) to have a sudden, upsetting effect on the mind or feelings
    stun
  • (adj.) very excited or upset; marked by fast, wild, or nervous action
    frantic
  • (v.) to melt or cause to melt; to warm up gradually
    thaw
  • (n.) a surprise attact
    ambush
  • (v.) to make a surprise attack from a hidden place
    ambush
  • (n.) the regular or fixed way in which a thing is done; an act or skit
    routine
  • (v.) to shock or daze; to make unable to feel, react, or think
    stun
  • (v.) to be afraid
    dread
  • (n.) the product or amount made or produced
    yield
  • (v.) to stretch out, make or last longer; to give or offer
    extend
  • (v.) to give in or give away; to produce or bring forth
    yield
  • (n.) deep fear or uneasiness over what may happen
    dread
  • (adj.) firmly or solidly built;
    sturdy
  • (adj.) determined
    sturdy
  • (adj.) beginning or first
    initial
  • (n.) a figure of speech that describes one thing by comparing it to something else using the words 'like', 'as' or 'than'
    simile
  • (v.) to find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing; to figure out by reason or logic
    calculate
  • (n.) the first letter of a name or word
    initial
  • (adj.) normal, predictable, or commonly done; repeated by habit
    routine
  • (v.) to mark or sign with one's initials
    initial
  • (v.) to give money, effort, or items for a cause; to hand in for publication
    contribute
  • (v.) to make use of; to put to work on a job or task for pay
    employ
  • It is a type of figurative language but is the more direct comparison without 'like', 'as', or 'than'.
    metaphor