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Vocab 4-6A Level D
Sadlier-Oxford Level D; Only through 6A, no 6B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abscond | to run off and hide |
| access | to get at, admittance to places |
| anarchy | a lack of government or law |
| arduous | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| daunt | to overcome with fear, intimidate |
| disentangle | to free from tangles or complications |
| fated | determined in advance by destiny or fate |
| hoodwink | to mislead by a trick |
| inanimate | not having life |
| incinerate | to burn to ashes |
| intrepid | very brave, fearless |
| larceny | theft |
| pliant | bending readily; easily influenced |
| pompous | overly self-important |
| precipice | a very steep cliff; the edge of disaster |
| prototype | an original model |
| rectify | to make right, correct |
| reprieve | a temporary relief or delay |
| revile | to attack with words, call bad names |
| accomplice | a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims |
| brazen | shameless; made of brass |
| catalyst | a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction |
| exodus | a large scale departure |
| facilitate | to make easier; to assist |
| incorrigible | not able to be corrected |
| latent | hidden, present but not realized |
| militant | given to fighting; an activist |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner |
| opaque | not letting light through; dense, stupid |
| paramount | chief in importance, above all others |
| prattle | to talk in an aimless or simple way |
| rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion |
| reprimand | to scold |
| servitude | slavery, forced labor |
| slapdash | careless and hasty |
| stagnant | not running or flowing; inactive |
| succumb | to give way to a superior force, yield |
| credible | believable |
| diligent | hardworking, not lazy |
| doleful | sad; dreary |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty |
| incessant | never stopping; going on all the time |
| intricate | complicated, difficult to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear; rational |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| tenacious | holding fast; persistent |