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Level F Unit 7-13
Sadlier-Oxford Level F Units 7 through 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| austere | severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain |
| beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity; doing good |
| cadaverous | pale gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients, to make up |
| crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| debase | to lower in character, quality or value |
| desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently |
| disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| grandiose | grand in an impressive or stately way, marked by pompous affectation or grandeur |
| inconsequential | trifling, unimportant |
| infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation |
| mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate |
| pillage | to rob or goods by open force, plunder |
| prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| punctilious | very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold |
| restitution | the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state |
| stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave; resolute |
| vulnerable | open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| bovine | resembling a cow or ox, sluggish |
| consternation | dismay, confusion |
| corpulent | fat, having a large bulky body |
| disavow | to deny responsibility for or connection with |
| dispassionate | impartial; calm, free from emotion |
| dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| dissipate | to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly |
| expurage | to remove objectionable passages or words from a text, to cleanse, purify |
| gauntlet | an armored or protective glove; a challenge; an ordeal |
| hypothetical | based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
| ignoble | mean, low, base |
| impugn | to call into question; to attack as false |
| intemperate | immoderate; lacking in self-control |
| odium | hatred, contempt, disgrace |
| perfidy | faithlessness, treachery |
| relegate | to place in a lower position; to assign or refer; to banish |
| squeamish | inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset |
| subservient | subordinate in capacity or role, submissively obedient |
| susceptible | open to; easily influenced |
| abate | to make less in amount, degree; to subside |
| adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike; a curse |
| astute | shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| avarice | a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
| culpable | deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
| dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate |
| egregious | conspicuous, standing out from the mass |
| equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation, to be deliberately vague |
| evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away |
| irresolute | unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
| nebulous | cloudlike; vague, indistinct |
| novice | one who is just a beginner |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| pretentious | done for show, striving to make a big impression |
| recapitulate | to review a series of facts, to sum up |
| resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciouness |
| slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless |
| supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull |
| accrue | to grow or accumulate over time |
| annotation | a critical or explanatary note or comment, especially for a literary work |
| bedlam | a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
| covert | hidden, disguised, purposely kept secret |
| debonair | pleasant, courteous, smooth and polished |
| dun | to demand insistently; a creditor; dark, dull, drab |
| efficacious | effective, producing results |
| equanimity | calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| fortuitous | accidental, occurring by happy chance |
| gist | the essential part, main point, or essence |
| gratuitous | freely given, not called for by circumstances |
| imperious | overbearing; arrogant |
| invective | a strong denunciation, abusive language |
| motley | showing great variety, composed of many colors; a jester |
| munificent | extremely generous, lavish |
| procrastinate | to dealy, put off until later |
| provocative | tending to produce a strong feeling or response, annoying |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowlege and understanding |
| reprobate | a depraved, vicious or unprincipled person, a scoungral |
| sedentary | characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place |
| abstemious | moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking) |
| censurable | deserving of blame or correction |
| contingent | likely but not certain to happen, possible; a representative group forming part of a larger body |
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certain |
| denizen | an inhabitant, resident |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling |
| disseminate | to scatter or spread widely |
| dowdy | poorly dressed, shabby |
| florid | highly colored, reddish; showy |
| foist | to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt |
| preceptive | having sympathetic insight or understanding |
| pernicious | extremely harmful |
| salient | leaping, jumping, or springing forth, conspicuous |
| satiate | to satisfy completely; to fill to excess |
| sear | to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface |
| specious | deceptive; apparently good by lacking real merit |
| absolve | to clear from blame, responsiblity or guilt |
| caricature | a representation (drawing) in which the subjects characteristics are exaggerated |
| clangor | a loud ringing sound |
| contiguous | side by side, touching |
| cupidity | an eager desire for something; greed |
| deleterious | harmful, injurious |
| enhance | to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value of |
| enthrall | to captivate, charm |
| extenuate | to lessen the seriousness of an offense by making excuses |
| implicit | implied or understood, though unexpressed |
| incisive | sharp, keen, penetrating |
| ostentatious | marked by conspicuous or pretentious display; showy |
| paragon | a model of excellence |
| paraphrase | to restate in other words |
| politic | prudent, shrewdly conceived or developed |
| prosaic | dull, lacking originality, not poetic |
| redundant | extra, excess, more than is needed, repetitive |
| sanctimonious | making a show of virtue; self-righteous |
| scintillating | sparkling, twinkling |
| winsome | charming, attractive |
| abet | to encourage, assist, support (especially in something wrong) |
| aver | to affirm, declare confidently |
| blatant | noise in a coarse offensive way, obvious or conspicuous |
| broach | to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to introduce |
| buttress | to support, strengthen |
| carousal | noise revelry or merrymaking |
| collate | to compare critically in order to note differences; to arrange in order |
| connoisseur | an expert, especially of the fine arts |
| disconsolate | deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope |
| encumber | to weigh down or burden |
| foment | to promote trouble or rebellion; to warm |
| grisly | frightful, horrible, ghastly |
| herculean | characterized by great strength |
| impassive | showing no feelint or emotion |
| inauspicious | unfavorable, unlucky |
| incontrovertible | unquestionable, beyond doubt |
| nonplussed | puzzled, not knowing what to do |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular purpose |
| prolific | abundantly productive, profuse |
| rejoinder | a reply to a reply |
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