Groundwork Vocabulary Chapter 9

Vague means: ​ (a)  

• not clear; not exact; not definite
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• cruel; heartless
• special attention; importance given to something
• in addition; besides
• to get rid of; do away with
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• greatest; highest possible

propose means: ​ (a)  

• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• cruel; heartless
• special attention; importance given to something
• in addition; besides
• to get rid of; do away with
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• greatest; highest possible
• not clear; not exact; not definite

discipline means: ​ (a)  

• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• cruel; heartless
• special attention; importance given to something
• in addition; besides
• to get rid of; do away with
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• greatest; highest possible
• not clear; not exact; not definite
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration

resort means: ​ ​ (a)  

• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• cruel; heartless
• special attention; importance given to something
• in addition; besides
• to get rid of; do away with
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• greatest; highest possible
• not clear; not exact; not definite

brutal means: ​​ (a)  

• cruel; heartless
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• special attention; importance given to something
• in addition; besides
• to get rid of; do away with
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• greatest; highest possible
• not clear; not exact; not definite

emphasis means: ​ ​ (a)  

• special attention; importance given to something
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• cruel; heartless
• in addition; besides
• to get rid of; do away with
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• greatest; highest possible
• not clear; not exact; not definite

furthermore means: ​ ​ (a)  

• in addition; besides
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• cruel; heartless
• special attention; importance given to something
• to get rid of; do away with
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• greatest; highest possible
• not clear; not exact; not definite

eliminate means: ​ ​ (a)  

• to get rid of; do away with
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• cruel; heartless
• special attention; importance given to something
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• greatest; highest possible
• not clear; not exact; not definite
• in addition; besides

interpret means: ​ ​ (a)  

• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• cruel; heartless
• special attention; importance given to something
• to get rid of; do away with
• greatest; highest possible
• not clear; not exact; not definite
• in addition; besides

ultimate means: ​ ​ (a)  

• greatest; highest possible
• to suggest; to put forward for consideration
• to punish; to cause to suffer for wrong doing
• to turn or go to for help; use for aid
• cruel; heartless
• special attention; importance given to something
• to get rid of; do away with
• to explain the meaning; make sense of
• not clear; not exact; not definite