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sadlieroxford levelf
level f unit 9-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | to make less in amount, to subside, to nullify,to deduct. |
| adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike, a curse or strong denunciation |
| 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, not prompt, intended to delay or postpone |
| egregious | conspicious, standing out from the mass( used particularly in an unfavorable sense) |
| equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation, to be deliberatly vague or ambigous |
| evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy |
| irresolute | unable to make up ones mind, hesitating |
| nebulous | cloudlike, resembling a cloud, cloudy in color, not transparent, vague, confused, indistinct |
| novice | one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience |
| penury | extreme poverty, barenness, insufficiency |
| pretentious | done for show, striving to make a big impression, claiming merit or position unjustifiably, making demands on ones skill or abilities, ambitious |
| recapitulate | to review a series of facts, to sum up |
| resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence |
| slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless |
| suppposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull |
| accrue | to grow or accumulate over time, to happen as a natural result |
| annotation | a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
| bedlam | a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
| covert | hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret |
| debonair | pleasant, courteous, lighthearted, smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| dun | to deman insistently, especially in payment of a debt, a creditor, dark, dull,drab,dingy |
| effacious | effective, producing results |
| equanimity | calmness,compusre,refusal to panic |
| fortuitous | accidental, occurring by a happy chance |
| gist | the essential part or main point or essence |
| gratuitous | freely given, not called for by circumstances, unwarranted |
| imperious | overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate, pressing, compelling |
| invective | a strong denuciation or condemnation , abusive language, abusive, vituperative |
| motley | showing great variety, composed of different elements or many colors |
| munificient | extremly generous, lavish |
| procrastinate | to delay, put off untill later |
| provocative | tending to produce a strong feeling or response, acrousing desire or appetite, irritating, annoying |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
| reprobate | a depraved vicious or unprincipled person,scoundrel, wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled, to disapprove of , condemn |
| sedentary | characterized by or calling for continued sitting, remaining in one place |
| abstemious | moderate, sparing(as in eating or drinking), characterized by abstinence and self-discipline |
| censurable | deserving of blame or correction |
| contingent | likely but not certain to happen, possible, dependent on uncertain events or conditions, happening by chance, a representative group forming part of a larger body |
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify |
| denizen | an inhabitant, resident, one who freguents a place |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic |
| disseminate | to scatter or spread widely |
| dowdy | poorly dressed , shabby, lacking smartness and good taste |
| florid | highly colored, reddish, excessively ornate, showy |
| foist | to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine, to bring about by stealth , dishonesty or coercion |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social grace, tactless, clumsy |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief, the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repitition, teach persistently and earnestly |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt, easily seen, heard or recognized |
| perceptive | having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
| pernicious | extremly harmful deadly fatal |
| salient | leaping, jumping, or springing forth, prominent, standing out, conspicious, a projection or bulge , a land form that projects upward or outward |
| satiate | to satisfy completly, to fill to excess,full |
| sear | to make or become dry and withered, to char or scorch the surface of, to harden, unfeeling, singe |
| specious | deceptive, apparantly good or valid but lacking real merit |
| absolve | to clear from blame, responsibility or guil |
| caricature | a representation especially a drwaing in which the subjeects feautres are exaggerated |
| clangor | a loud ringing sound |
| contigous | side by side touching near, adjacent in time |
| cupidity | an eager desire for something, greed |
| deleterious | harmful, injurious |
| enhance | to raise to a higher degree, to increase the value or desirability of |
| enthrall | to captivate, charm, hold spellbound, to enslave, to imprison |
| extenuate | to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
| implicit | implied or understood through unexpressed, without doubts or reservations, unquestioning |
| incisive | sharp keen penetrating |
| ostentatious | marked by conspicious or pretentious display, showy |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| paraphrase | to restate in other words, a statement that presents a given idea in new language |
| politic | prudent, shrewdly concieved and developed, artful |
| prosaic | dull, lacking in distinction and originality |
| redundant | extra, excess, more than is needed, wordy , repetitive |
| sanctimenious | making a show of virtue or righteousness, moralistic, self righteous |
| scintillating | sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant |
| winsome | charming, attractive, pleasing ( often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
| abet | to encourage, assist, aid , support ( usually in something wrong) |
| aver | to affirm, declare |
| blatant | noisty , obvious |
| broach | to bring up a subject, introduce |
| buttress | to support or prop up, to strengthen |
| carousal | noisy reverly or merrmaking |
| collate | to compare critically in order to note differences , similarities |
| connoiseur | an expert |
| disconsolate | deeply unhappy or dejected, without hope |
| encumber | to weigh down or burden, to fill up, block |
| foment | to promote trouble or rebellion |
| grisly | frightful, horrible, ghastly |
| herculean | relating to herculese |
| impassive | showing no feeling or emotion |
| inauspicious | unfavorable, unlucky |
| incontrovertible | unquestionalbe, beyond dispute |
| nonplussed | puzzled, not knowing what to do , at a loss |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular purpose |
| prolific | abundantly productive |
| rejoinder | a reply to a reply |
| amenable | willing to follow advice or authority |
| berate | to scold sharply |
| carnage | a large scale slaughter |
| credulous | too ready to believe |
| criterion | a rule, test, standard for evaluation |
| deplete | to use up as a result of spending or consumption |
| expatiate | to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail |
| extraneous | coming from the outside, foreign |
| inception | beginning, start, earliest stage |
| infirmity | weakness or ailment |
| jejune | lacking in nutritive value, interest, juvenile, immature |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| potpourri | a collection of diverse or msicellenous items |
| precocious | early development |
| sadistic | delighting in cruelty |
| sententious | self righteous, moral |
| supplicate | to beg earnestly |
| surfeit | an excess or overindulgence(such in eating or drinking0 |
| tortous | winding, twisted, crooked, complex |
| turgid | swollen, bloated |
| adamant | firm in purpose or opinion |
| brouhaha | a confused hodgepodge of sounds, an uproar, commotion |
| bulwark | strong defense or protection |
| choleric | easily made angry , bad tempered |
| cloy | to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence |
| curtail | to cut short , to bring to a halt or end sooner than expected |
| deference | courteous , yeilding to the wishes of another |
| definitive | conclusive, final |
| demeanor | the way a person behaves |
| enigmatic | puzzling, perplexing |
| impromptu | without preparation, suddenly |
| mawkish | excessivly sentimental |
| molify | to soften, make gentle, pacify, to calm |
| onus | something that is heavy or burdensome |
| presentiment | a vague sense of approaching misfortune |
| profligate | recklessly extravagant |
| remit | to send or hand in , to cancel, to forgive, to pardon, to lessen, to diminsih, to put off |
| requisite | needed , necessary, regared as essention |
| sartorial | having to do with clothes |
| thwart | oppose succesfully, prevent, frustrate |
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