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reading 1 vocabulary
units 10-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accrue | accumulate over time |
| annotation | critical note |
| bedlam | state of uproar and confusion |
| covert | kept secret |
| dun | dark, dull; demand in payment of debt |
| efficacious | effective |
| equanimity | calmness, composure |
| debonair | pleasant, lighthearted |
| fortuitous | accidental occurring by a happy chance |
| gist | main point |
| gratuitous | freely given, unwarranted |
| imperious | arrogant, compelling |
| invective | abusive language |
| motley | great variety |
| munificent | extremely generous |
| procrastinate | to delay, put off until later |
| provocative | arousing desire |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
| reprobate | vicious |
| sedentary | remaining in one place |
| abstemious | moderate (as in eating or drinking) |
| censurable | deserving of blame or correction |
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certian |
| denizen | an inhabitant, resident |
| contingent | likely but not certian |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another |
| disseminate | to scatter or spread widely |
| dowdy | poorly dressed, shabby |
| florid | highly colored, reddish |
| foist | to impose by fraud |
| gauche | awkward |
| heresy | the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt |
| perceptive | having sympathetic insight or understanding |
| satiate | to satisfy completely |
| sear | to make or become dry |
| salient | leaping or jumping forth; a projection or bulge |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition |
| pernicious | extremely harmful |
| specious | lacking real merit |
| clangor | a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise |
| contiguous | side by side; touching |
| deleterious | harmful, injurious |
| cupidity | an eager desire for something |
| caricature | to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way |
| absolve | to clear from blame or guilt |
| winsome | charming, attractive |
| scintillating | sparkling, twinkling |
| sanctimonious | making a show of virtue |
| redundant | more than is needed |
| prosaic | dull, lacking in distinction |
| enhance | to raise to a higher degree |
| paraphrase | to restate in other words |
| enthrall | to captivate, charm |
| incisive | sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| politic | shrewdly conceived |
| extenuate | to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
| ostentatious | marked by conspicuous |
| implicit | implied or understood though unexpressed |
| abet | to encourage, assist, aid |
| aver | to affirm, declare |
| blatant | noisy in a coarse, offensive way |
| broach | to bring up or begin to talk about |
| buttress | to support, prop up |
| carousal | noisy (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking) |
| collate | to compare critically in order to note differences |
| connoisseur | an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments |
| disconsolate | deeply unhappy or dejected |
| encumber | to weigh down or burden |
Created by:
catherine.brown
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