1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit 11

2. blockade
(v) to close off or keep people or supplies from going in or out
(n) the closing off of an enemy nation, city, port, or area, usually by the military; something that closes off or keeps out.

4. chant (v) to sing; to recite in a tone that may not vary at all
(n) a song in such a tone; words or phrases repeated in rhythm

5. despair (v) to give up all hope, lose heart
(n) total loss of hope; a cause of loss of hope

6. elevate
to lift up; to raise in position or rank; to raise the moral level of

7. extraordinary
beyond the usual or expected; highly unusual or rare

8. heroic
brave, noble, or larger than life; involving extreme effort

9. lance
(n) a long, metal-tipped weapon used by knights or soldiers on horseback; any sharp, pointed instrument that resembles such a weapon
(v) to pierce with or as if with a lance; to open a wound

10. missionary
(n) a person on an assignment, often of a religious nature; someone sent by a church to a foreign land to teach religion and do charity work
(adj) related to or involved with such an assignment

11. pointless
having no meaning or effect

12. reflect
to throw back, as heat, light, or sound; to give back an image of, as a mirror; to make apparent; to show or demonstrate; to think deeply about

13. site
a location, scene, or place where something was, is, or will be

14. toxic
poisonous or deadly

15. heroic lance toxic missionary reflect blockade site despair elevate pointless chant extraordinary