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Stevenson Unit 7
Oxford/Sadlier Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| authorize | to approve or permit; empower, order, entitle |
| culprit | lawbreaker, wrongdoer, a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct |
| dawdle | to waste time, delay, dillydally, loiter |
| dissect | examine, to cut apart in preparation for scientific study |
| expend | to pay out, spend, to use up, consume, utilize |
| fatality | an event resulting in death, mortality, casualty |
| gullible | easily fooled, tricked, or cheated; trusting, naive, innocent |
| illicit | not permitted, unlawful,illegal, forbidden, unauthorized |
| immerse | to plunge or dip into a fluid, dunk, engross |
| inflammatory | causing excitement or anger; provoking, incendiary |
| memorandum | a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report; reminder |
| pathetic | marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; distressing, heartrending |
| persevere | to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit, plug away, pursue, stick to it |
| prevaricate | to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose, fib, stretch the truth |
| quash | to crush, put down completely, suppress |
| relish | enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; pleasure, gusto, take delight in |
| reminisce | to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences, remember, recollect |
| scour | to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; scrub, search, comb |
| tribute | something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment; honor, homage, recognition, commendation |
| writhe | to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle, thrash, squirm |