vocabularyDB.json

{
    "unit5":  {

        "Make Me!": [
          {
            "definition": "to persuade by using flattery",
            "word": "cajole"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to urge strongly",
            "word": "exhort"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to persuade through the use of force",
            "word": "coerce"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to cause",
            "word": "induce"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to persuade by using flattery",
            "word": "coax"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to stir up; to excite",
            "word": "provoke"
          },
          {
            "definition": "required",
            "word": "obligatory"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to influence by flattery",
            "word": "wheedle"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to urge into action",
            "word": "goad"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to give in to something reluctantly",
            "word": "begrudge"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to goad into action",
            "word": "spur"
          },
          {
            "definition": "a requirement",
            "word": "prerequisite"
          },
          {
            "definition": "accepting of one’s fate",
            "word": "resigned"
          }
        ],

        "Come to Your Senses!": [
            {
              "definition": "able to be sensed by touch",
              "word": "tactile"
            },
            {
              "definition": "relating to the sense of smell",
              "word": "olfactory"
            },
            {
              "definition": "relating to the sense of taste",
              "word": "gustatory"
            },
            {
              "definition": "relating to the sense of hearing",
              "word": "auditory"
            },
            {
              "definition": "to perceive as separate; to sense keenly",
              "word": "discern"
            },
            {
              "definition": "having a sharp or irritating odor",
              "word": "pungent"
            },
            {
              "definition": "detectable by touch",
              "word": "palpable"
            },
            {
              "definition": "to learn for certain",
              "word": "ascertain"
            },
            {
              "definition": "pleasant tasting; appetizing",
              "word": "savory"
            },
            {
              "definition": "rotten; having a foul odor",
              "word": "putrid"
            },
            {
              "definition": "short-sightedness",
              "word": "myopic"
            },
            {
              "definition": "to become aware",
              "word": "perceive"
            },
            {
              "definition": "relating to the sense of hearing",
              "word": "aural"
            },
            {
              "definition": "detectable by touch; substantial",
              "word": "tangible"
            }
        ],

        "Stop It!": [
          {
            "definition": "to stop something before it is able to succeed",
            "word": "thwart"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to refrain from action",
            "word": "abstain"
          },
          {
            "definition": "something that acts to discourage",
            "word": "deterrent"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to slow the progress of, to block",
            "word": "impede"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to slow the progress of",
            "word": "hinder"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to make less",
            "word": "curtail"
          },
          {
            "definition": "something that works to impede progress; a hindrance",
            "word": "impediment"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to present an obstacle to",
            "word": "stymie"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to persuade not to do something",
            "word": "dissuade"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to hold back from doing",
            "word": "refrain"
          },
          {
            "definition": "the voluntary avoidance of something",
            "word": "abstinence"
          },
          {
            "definition": "uncertain",
            "word": "tentative"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to restrict the progress of",
            "word": "hamper"
          },
          {
            "definition": "sparing or moderate in consumption",
            "word": "abstemious"
          }
        ],

        "Must Be the Money": [
          {
            "definition": "completely penniless",
            "word": "destitute"
          },
          {
            "definition": "economical; good with money",
            "word": "frugal"
          },
          {
            "definition": "payment for services",
            "word": "remuneration"
          },
          {
            "definition": "without money",
            "word": "impecunious"
          },
          {
            "definition": "failing to provide for the future",
            "word": "improvident"
          },
          {
            "definition": "excessive thriftiness",
            "word": "parsimony"
          },
          {
            "definition": "able to be bribed",
            "word": "venal"
          },
          {
            "definition": "economical; good with money",
            "word": "thrifty"
          },
          {
            "definition": "an extremely poor individual",
            "word": "pauper"
          },
          {
            "definition": "one who gives his services to the highest bidder",
            "word": "mercenary"
          },
          {
            "definition": "payment or privilege received in addition to wages",
            "word": "perquisite"
          },
          {
            "definition": "bankrupt",
            "word": "insolvent"
          },
          {
            "definition": "impoverished, poor",
            "word": "indigent"
          },
          {
            "definition": "pertaining to money",
            "word": "pecuniary"
          }
        ],
        "Saw That Coming": [
          {
            "definition": "a prediction of the future",
            "word": "prophecy"
          },
          {
            "definition": "a precursor",
            "word": "harbinger"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to predict the future",
            "word": "augur"
          },
          {
            "definition": "a forewarning",
            "word": "premonition"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to give advance warning",
            "word": "portend"
          },
          {
            "definition": "having knowledge of future events",
            "word": "prescient"
          },
          {
            "definition": "a sign of something to come",
            "word": "omen"
          },
          {
            "definition": "the ability to see things coming",
            "word": "foresight"
          },
          {
            "definition": "one with great foresight",
            "word": "clairvoyant"
          },
          {
            "definition": "an omen of a future event",
            "word": "portent"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to block by acting first",
            "word": "preempt"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to plan ahead of time",
            "word": "premeditate"
          },
          {
            "definition": "able to tell the future",
            "word": "prophetic"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to be an omen for something",
            "word": "bode"
          }
        ],
        "Old and Worn Out": [
          {
            "definition": "ancient",
            "word": "archaic"
          },
          {
            "definition": "an object from an ancient time",
            "word": "relic"
          },
          {
            "definition": "worn out from old age or use",
            "word": "decrepit"
          },
          {
            "definition": "obsolete; outdated",
            "word": "antiquated"
          },
          {
            "definition": "very old",
            "word": "antediluvian"
          },
          {
            "definition": "no longer in existence",
            "word": "defunct"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to keep from dying out",
            "word": "perpetuate"
          },
          {
            "definition": "out of fashion; obsolete",
            "word": "outmoded"
          },
          {
            "definition": "an object of historical interest",
            "word": "artifact"
          },
          {
            "definition": "outmoded",
            "word": "obsolete"
          },
          {
            "definition": "worn out",
            "word": "dilapidated"
          },
          {
            "definition": "shabby; worn down such that the threads show",
            "word": "threadbare"
          },
          {
            "definition": "a collection of historically interesting material",
            "word": "archive"
          }
        ],
        "Feelings": [
          {
            "definition": "lack of feeling; lack of interest",
            "word": "apathy"
          },
          {
            "definition": "anxious about what is to come",
            "word": "apprehensive"
          },
          {
            "definition": "repentant",
            "word": "contrite"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to mourn, to show sorrow",
            "word": "lament"
          },
          {
            "definition": "to comfort",
            "word": "console"
          },
          {
            "definition": "lacking emotion",
            "word": "impassive"
          },
          {
            "definition": "humiliation; shame",
            "word": "ignominy"
          },
          {
            "definition": "pity; feeling of sorrow",
            "word": "pathos"
          },
          {
            "definition": "the ability to identify with another’s feelings",
            "word": "empathy"
          },
          {
            "definition": "feeling remorse for one’s actions",
            "word": "penitent"
          },
          {
            "definition": "having mixed feelings toward something",
            "word": "ambivalent"
          },
          {
            "definition": "causing a sharp emotional response",
            "word": "poignant"
          },
          {
            "definition": "regret for past deeds",
            "word": "remorse"
          },
          {
            "definition": "strong feelings against something",
            "word": "antipathy"
          }
        ]
    }

}