1. Vocabulary Construction – Unit 18
Review: Units 15, 16 & 17
by Marcia Timmel Art by Phillip Martin

2. 1. indicate
1. (v) to point to something; to show what someone thinks or intends

3. (v) to refuse to consider something; to end an activity for someone
2. dismiss
(v) to refuse to consider something; to end an activity for someone

4. 3. (v) to disagree with; to show to be wrong
3. contradict
3. (v) to disagree with; to show to be wrong

5. 4. mission
4. (n) an assigned task; a person’s calling

6. 5. (v) to send or give out something; to make a sound
5. emit
5. (v) to send or give out something; to make a sound

7. 6. dictate
6. (v) to rule or control other people; (n) a governing principal or command.

8. 7. (v) to send something; to communicate information or a signal
7. transmit
7. (v) to send something; to communicate information or a signal

9. 8. (n) something that is produced or given out
8. emission
8. (n) something that is produced or given out

10. 9. dictator
9. (n) a powerful, controlling person

11. 10. (v) to say what will happen
10. predict
10. (v) to say what will happen

12. 11. projector
11. (n) equipment for putting images on a screen

13. 12. (v) to interrupt with a comment
12. interject
12. (v) to interrupt with a comment

14. 13. dejected
13. (adj) very unhappy

15. 14. structure
14. (n) something built or assembled

16. 15. injection
15. (n) a dose of drug put in the body with a syringe; adding something

17. 16. (v) to build or create something.
16. construct
16. (v) to build or create something.

18. 17. (v) to block something; to slow down
17. obstruct
17. (v) to block something; to slow down

19. 18. (v) to train or direct someone
18. instruct
18. (v) to train or direct someone

20. 19. eject
19. (v) to push something out with force

21. 20. (adj) meant to damage or hurt
20. destructive
20. (adj) meant to damage or hurt

22. 21. (v) agree to do something; (n) a formal agreement
21. contract
21. (v) agree to do something; (n) a formal agreement

23. 22.(adj) examining your own feelings
22. introspective
22.(adj) examining your own feelings

24. 23. (n) somebody who watches
23. spectator
23. (n) somebody who watches

25. 24. (adj) considering all consequences before acting
24. circumspect
24. (adj) considering all consequences before acting

26. 25. (n) an official examiner
25. inspector
25. (n) an official examiner

27. 26. (v) to take something back
26. retract
26. (v) to take something back

28. 27. (v) to draw somebody’s attention; appeal to people
27. attract
27. (v) to draw somebody’s attention; appeal to people

29. 28. (v) to pull something out; (n) a passage from a text
28. extract
28. (v) to pull something out; (n) a passage from a text

30. 29. tractable
29. (adj) easy to control or persuade

31. 30. (adj) morally above criticism
30. respectable
30. (adj) morally above criticism