vocabulary workshop level blue unit 11

(n.) a sudden and large amount of snow, ice, or rock falling down a mountain

• landslide

• avalanche

• blizzard

• rockslide

(adj.) having a sharp or sour taste; sharp in manner or tone

• tart

• sweet

• bitter

• savory

(adj.) using facts and good sense to evaluate people, things, or situations; concerned with the practical; resembling real life

• idealistic

• realistic

• fantastical

• theoretical

(v.) to find a way to get to a place; to direct the course of

• navigate

• locate

• wander

• drift

(n.) an urgent request for help; the answer given in a law court by a person accused of a crime

• plea

• claim

• appeal

• defense

(v.) to make sure, safe, or certain; to guarantee

• ensure

• confirm

• doubt

• neglect

(n.) a basic rule or law on which others are based; a belief used to tell right from wrong

• principle

• theory

• hypothesis

• assumption

(n.) the state of being free from danger or threat

• safety

• freedom

• security

• liberty

(adj.) selective in choosing; careful about what is chosen

• discriminatory

• selective

• indiscriminate

• haphazard

(n.) a request made to a higher authority for a decision or action

• request

• appeal

• petition

• complaint