Vocabulary Unit 7

to approve or permit; to give power or authority to

• authorize
• expend
• immerse
• persevere

a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender

• culprit
• memorandum
• fatality
• testimonial

to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary

• dawdle
• dissect
• writhe
• quash

to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care

• dissect
• scour
• prevaricate
• reminisce

to pay out, spend; to use up

• expend
• persevere
• scour
• reminisce

an event resulting in death; an accidental death

• fatality
• relish
• testimonial
• memorandum

easily fooled, tricked, or cheated

• gullible
• inflammatory
• pathetic
• illicit

not permitted, unlawful, improper

• illicit
• gullible
• inflammatory
• pathetic

to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply

• immerse
• expend
• reminisce
• quash

causing excitement or anger; leading to unrest, violence, or disorder

• inflammatory
• pathetic
• gullible
• illicit