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oxford sadlier 1-3
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | (adj) skillful in the use of hands or mind |
| amicable | (adj) peaceable, friendly |
| averse | (adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | (adj) given to fighting, aggressive; (n) one engaged in war |
| benevolent | (adj) kindly, charitable |
| cursory | (adj) hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity | (n) treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol | (v) to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | (adj) possible to be done |
| grimace | (n) a wry face; (v) to make such a face |
| holocaust | (n) a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| impervious | (adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting no passage or entrance |
| impetus | (n) a moving force, stimulus |
| jeopardy | (n) danger |
| meticulous | (adj) extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | (n) a longing for something past |
| quintessence | (n) the purest form of something; the most typical example |
| retrogress | (v) to move backward, to return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize | (v) to examine closely |
| tepid | (adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic |
| adulterate | (v) to corrupt |
| ambidextrous | (adj) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful |
| augment | (v) to make larger |
| bereft | (adj, participle) deprived of |
| deploy | (v) to position or arrange |
| dour | (adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy |
| fortitude | (n) courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | (v) to stare with open mouth |
| gibe | (v) to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn |
| guise | (n) an external appearance, cover, mask |
| insidious | (adj) intended to deiceve or enrap, sly, treacherous |
| intimation | (n) a hint, indirect suggestion |
| opulent | (adj) wealthy, luxurious, ample |
| pliable | (adj) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced |
| reiterate | (v) to say again |
| stolid | (adj) dull or unresponsive mentally or emotionally |
| tentative | (adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| verbatim | (adj, adv) word for word |
| adversary | (n) enemy, opponent |
| alienate | (v) to make indifferent or hostile |
| artifice | (n) a clever trick or skill |
| coerce | (v) to compel by force |
| craven | (adj) cowardly; (n) a coward |
| culinary | (adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete | (v) to erase, cut out |
| demise | (n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | (v) to give spirit or liveliness to |
| fallow | (adj) inactive; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed |
| harass | (v) to disturb or worry, especially by repeated attacks |
| inclement | (adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude |
| muse | (v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| negligible | (adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | (v) to make long lasting, permanent |
| precedent | (n) an example that serves as a basis for later action |
| punitive | (adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | (v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn | (n) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time |
| urbane | (adj) refined in manner or style |
| unkempt | (adj) not combed; untidy |
| warily | (adv) cautiously |
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