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Vocab 4-6A Level D
Sadlier-Oxford Level D; Only through 6A, no 6B
Term | Definition |
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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 |