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reading 1 vocabulary
units 10-15
Question | Answer |
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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 |