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Sanders8-voc.unit 1
Sanders8-voc.unit1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alternative | something that is one of two possible choices; offering another possibility |
| appease | to make more peaceful and less angry,hateful, or upset |
| disperse | to break up and scatter;to spread around; to distribute |
| exempt | to release (someone) from something that applies to others; free from some requirement that applies to others |
| induce | to lead (someone or something) to act in a certain way or to do something; to cause |
| lackluster | without brightness, liveliness, or excellence; lacking energy |
| nocturnal | done or happening at night |
| opportune | particularly convenient or suitable in time; coming at just the right time |
| pedestal | a stand on which something is or could be placed |
| receptive | ready or willing to receive; inclined to take a suggestion or consider a possibility |
| spindly | long and thin in a way that suggests a lack of strength |
| status | one's position in relation to others; the condition or state of something at a particular time |
| stipulation | a demand or condition of an agreement |
| traumatic | seriously harmful, either emotionally or physically; having a lasting bad effect |
| unparalleled | having no equal; unmatched |
| astute | clever and sharp-minded; showing a thorough and deep understanding |
| bias | a strong leaning for or against something that is based on personal preference or a set idea |
| compile | to gather together and put in order; to create something by collecting materials from a variety of sources |
| destitute | extremely poor; without basic necessities |
| enhance | to make greater or heighten; to add to in a way that improves |
| extraneous | not needed or not related to what is being considered or dealt with |
| fabricate | to make or manufacture; to make up; to create something untrue |
| flaunt | to show off |
| heyday | the time of greatest success or strength |
| illegible | impossible to read due to sloppy or faint writing or printing |
| intuition | an understanding or knowledge of something without the use of reasoning |
| lush | growing thickly or heavily; luxurious |
| renown | fame; good reputation |
| sedate | calm,serious,proper; to calm with medication |
| vigil | a period of watch, usually during a time when one would normally be asleep; the act of staying awake to watch over |
| amass | to gather together a large amount |
| apt | exactly right for some purpose; quick to learn or understand; likely |
| bleak | without warmth or cheer; gloomy |
| concoct | to come up with by using a variety of things; to make up; to think up |
| craze | something that is extremely popular at the moment |
| impressionable | easily impressed or influenced |
| incompatible | not able to go together or get along together; not able to exist in harmony |
| obsession | anything that one thinks or worries about constantly or much too much; a feeling that one needs to perform some action over and over, without good reason |
| partition | to divide into parts; something that separates a space into parts, such as a wall |
| presumptuous | wrongly assuming that one is equal, accepted, or welcome; too confident; bold in an unthinking way |
| repulsive | very unpleasant to the senses, feelings, or thoughts; disgusting |
| shortcoming | a falling short of what is expected or needed; a weakness or fault |
| solicit | to try to get by asking |
| stagnant | foul due to lack of motion; not active; not brisk |
| unfounded | not based on fact or reason |
| affluence | wealth |
| contaminate | to make impure by adding something harmful or unwanted |
| empathy | the ability to imagine what someone else is feeling |
| fallilble | capable of being mistaken; not perfect |
| infer | to understand or figure out, based on evidence; to conclude by the use of reasoning |
| measly | very small or inferior; not enough |
| passive | acted upon without taking action in return; not resisting; taking no active part |
| proximity | nearness |
| recoil | to draw back or shrink back in surprise,fear,or disgust |
| reputable | having a good reputation; worthy of respect |
| scrounge | to get or find by hunting around; to scrape together; to get by begging |
| sodden | filled with moisture; soaked |
| stench | a disgusting smell |
| tirade | a long and angry speech |
| unprovoked | without cause; without having been brought about by an action |
| abashed | uneasy and somewhat ashamed of oneself |
| balmy | mild, pleasant, and gentle |
| camaraderie | a feeling of friendship, loyalty, and goodwill |
| dawdle | to waste time on unimportant things or by being slow |
| irk | to annoy or irritate |
| manifest | clear and evident; obvious; to make clear or reveal; to be evidence of |
| onslaught | a violent and intense attack |
| proponent | one who actively supports a cause or idea |
| relevant | connected or related to what is being discusses or considered |
| retort | to reply quickly or sharply; a sharp or witty reply |
| severity | strictness; harshness;seriousness;sharpness, intensity or violence |
| squander | to spend or use foolishly and wastefully |
| testy | easily irritated or annoyed |
| unerring | completely accurate; making no mistakes |
| vanquish | to defeat thoroughly; to win a victory over |
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