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Sanders8 VocUnit6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acclimate | to adjust to a new climate, situation, environment, or condition |
| acme | highest point |
| breadth | size from the side to side; width; range or extent; lack of narrowness |
| dally | to deal lightly and carelessly (with); to waste time or let it pass without concern |
| elapse | to go by or pass; said of time |
| elation | great joy; high spirits |
| feisty | showing courage, energy, and a readiness to respond to a quarrel |
| infamous | well known for something bad |
| jut | to stick out from the main body of something |
| literal | dealing with fact or basic meaning, without exaggeration or the imaginative use of words; exact |
| noncommittal | not willing to promise; not revealing one's purpose, intention, or feelings |
| perceptive | able to take in something with the mind easily and quickly; good at both noticing details and understanding their meaning |
| placid | undisturbed; calm |
| requisite | required by the situation |
| revelation | something revealed or made known, especially when it had been hidden or secret; a surprising discovery |
| allot | to distribute in shares; to provide a part of something to each member of a group |
| bland | mild and agreeable but without interesting characteristics |
| contend | to state as a fact, often in argument with a conflicting statement or belief; to struggle (against something) in an effort, fight, or competition; to deal with; to compete |
| dauntless | not able to be frightened or discouraged |
| discrepancy | lack or agreement or consistency; a difference |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly |
| exult | to rejoice greatly |
| outmoded | no longer in fashion or common use; old-fashioned |
| pungent | noticeably strong or sharp in taste or smell |
| stickler | a person who insists on doing things in exactly the right way |
| stupendous | astonishing; overwhelming |
| subterfuge | any action or plan used to hide one's real purpose or to avoid a difficulty |
| symmetrical | exactly alike or very similar in form or arrangement on both sides of a dividing line or central area; balanced |
| vicarious | felt as if one were experiencing something that another is experiencing |
| vice | a fault, weakness, or failing; evil actions, habits, or characteristics; wicked behavior |
| adept | highly skillful |
| ambiguity | having more than one possible meaning |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces and attack in order to capture or force a surrender; to crowd around; to overwhelm with questions or requests |
| censure | to express strong disapproval; an expression of strong disapproval |
| credible | easy to believe or have faith in |
| dogmatic | holding strongly to certain opinions or beliefs; unreasonably insistent that one's own views are correct |
| emulate | to try to be like someone one admires; to try to equal; to copy the behavior of |
| ill-advised | showing a lack of careful thought; unwise |
| irreparable | not able to be repaired |
| marital | having to do with marriage |
| noteworthy | worthy of attention; important |
| ornery | hard to get along with; mean and stubborn |
| preen | to clean, trim, and arrange feathers with the beak; said of birds; to dress with great care; to check and arrange the details of one's apperance |
| prevalent | widely occurring, existing, practiced, or accepted |
| scrutinize | to look at something long and carefully |
| abound | to be plentiful; to have something in great numbers; to be rich in something |
| apathy | a lack of interest in something; a lack of caring and involvement |
| converge | to come together at one point; to move toward each other, toward the same place, or for the same purpose; to meet as a group |
| dire | causing horror and suffering; dreadful; urgent or desperate |
| dynamic | active and energetic; having power and force |
| embitter | to cause to have bitter feelings |
| humility | the quality of being humble, of not being proud or conceited |
| impromptu | without having been thought about beforehand; without preparation |
| malicious | deliberately harmful, showing ill will |
| prestige | high public regard; reputation or influence based on what is known about one |
| residue | what is left after part is used or removed |
| ruse | a plan to deceive or mislead; a trick |
| spurn | to reject with scorn |
| subdue | to overcome or conquer; to gain control over; to keep down or hold back; to soften or make less intense; to tone down |
| unconventional | not following the usual way of thinking or acting; uncommon |
| allocate | to set aside for a specific purpose; to distribute in shares, even or uneven |
| antagonism | conflict and dislike, such as that between enemies |
| concept | an idea, especially a general idea |
| cynical | having a tendency to believe the worst about people |
| differentiate | to notice or show a difference |
| elite | the finest, best, richest, or most powerful part of a group; best of its or their kind; looked up to |
| equate | to say or suggest that two things are equal |
| fervent | showing great warmth or strenth of feeling |
| gawky | not graceful in movement; awkward |
| instill | to put (a feeling or idea) into someone's mind so thoroughly that it strongly influences him or her |
| irrational | not using or involving clear thinking; not logical |
| pliable | easily bendable without breaking or cracking; easily influenced and controlled by other people |
| speculate | to think carefully; to consider; to guess; to take a signifcant risk in the hope of making a profit or gaining an advantage |
| stopgap | something that is used only until something better or more suitable can be found; not good enough to be permanent; useful for the time being |
| upshot | the final result |
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