Sadlier Vocabulary - Unit 11 (O)

(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.

• blockade
• quarantine
• siege
• embargo

(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.

• chant
• hymn
• melody
• verse

(v.) to give up all hope, lose heart.

(n.) total loss of hope; a cause of loss of hope.

• despair
• confidence
• optimism
• hope

(v.) to lift up; to raise in position or rank; to raise the moral level of.

• decrease
• lower
• demote
• elevate

(adj.) beyond the usual or expected; highly unusual.

• extraordinary
• ordinary
• commonplace
• typical

(adj.) brave, noble, or larger than life; involved extreme effort.

• insignificant
• cowardly
• heroic
• ordinary

(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.

• lance
• spear
• sword
• dagger

(n.) a person on an assignment, often a religious nature; someone sent by a church to a foreign land to reach religion and do charity work.

(adj.) related to or involved with such an assignment.

• philanthropist
• evangelist
• missionary
• diplomat

(adj.) having no meaning or effect.

• significant
• pointless

• valuable
• important

(v.) 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.

• reflect
• ignore
• scatter
• absorb