Sadlier oxford G unit eleven 22 vocab terms
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| abrogate | verb- to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal; to put aside; put an end to | ||||
| ambient | adjective- of the surrounding area or environment;completely surrounding; encompassing | ||||
| asperity | noun- harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony; hardship; difficulty; rigor; roughness of surface; unevenness | ||||
| burnish | verb- to polish (a surface) by friction; to make smooth and bright; to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a toolnoun-gloss; brightness; luster | ||||
| cabal | noun- a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority;the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue; a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circlesverb- intrigue; conspire; plot | ||||
| delectable | adjective- delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable; deliciousnoun- an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish | ||||
| deprecate | verb- to express earnest disapproval of; to urge reasons against; protest against; to depreciate; belittle; to pray for deliverance from | ||||
| desuetude | noun- the state of being no longer used or practiced | ||||
| detritus | noun- rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice; any disintegrated material; debris | ||||
| ebullient | adjective- overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited; bubbling up like a boiling liquid | ||||
| eclectic | adjective- selecting or choosing from various sources; made up of what is selected from different sourcesnoun- a person who follows an eclectic method, as in philosophy or architecture | ||||
| emanate | verb- to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate; to send forth; emit | ||||
| flaccid | adjective- soft and limp; not firm; flabby;lacking force; weak | ||||
| impecunious | adjective- having little or no money; penniless; poor | ||||
| inexorable | adjective- unyielding; unalterable; not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties | ||||
| moribund | adjective- in a dying state; near death; on the verge of extinction or termination; not progressing or advancing; stagnant | ||||
| necromancer | noun- a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art; magic in general, esp. that practiced by a witch or sorcerer; sorcery; witchcraft; conjuration | ||||
| onerous | adjective- burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship; having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages | ||||
| rife | adjective- of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use; current in speech or report; abundant, plentiful, or numerous;abounding | ||||
| rudiments | noun- a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something | ||||
| sequester | verb- to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude; to requisition, hold, and control | ||||
| winnow | verb- to blow upon; fan; to pursue (a course) with flapping wings in flying; to subject to some process of separating or distinguishing; analyze critically; siftnoun- the act of separating grain from chaff |
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Created by:
AngelCalin
on 2009-02-19