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Level F- units 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| approbation | (n.)the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise, official approval |
| assuage | (v.)to make easier or milder, relieve;to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| coalition | (n.)a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| elicit | (v.)to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| expostulate | (v.)to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| hackneyed | (adj.)used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| hiatus | (n.)a gap, opening, break, pause |
| innuendo | (n.)a hint, indirect suggestion, or refrence |
| intercede | (v.)to plead on the behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| jaded | (adj.)wearied, worn-out,dulled (by being satisfied) |
| lurid | (adj.)causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| meritorious | (adj.)worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| petulant | (adj.)peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quailty showing excellence |
| provincial | (adj.)pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind;(n.)a person with a narrow point of view |
| simulate | (v.)to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outter signs of |
| transcend | (v.)to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | (n.)shade cast by trees; overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vage suspicioin |
| unctuous | excessivley smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression or earnestness, or sincerity |
| ameliorate | (v.)to improve, make better, orrect a flaw or shortcoming |
| aplomb | (n.)poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity |
| bombastic | (adj.)pompus or overbolwn in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| callow | (adj.)without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sofistication and poise |
| drivel | (n.)saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense; to waste away foolishly |
| epitome | (n.)a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| exhort | (v.)to urge storngly, advise earnestly |
| ex officio | (adj.,adv.)by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | (v.)to violate, trespass, go beyond recongnized bounds |
| ingratiate | (.v)to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others |
| interloper | (n.)one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| intrinsic | (adj.)belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| inveigh | (v.)to make a violent attack in words, express strong diapproval |
| lassitude | (n.)weariness on the body or mind, lack of energy |
| millennium | (n.)a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
| occult | (adj.)mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret(v.)to hide, conceal(n.)matters involing the supernatural |
| permeate | (v.)to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | (v.)to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height (adj.)excessive haste (n.)moisture |
| stringent | (adj.)strict, sever; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling |
| surmise | (v.)to think or believe without certain reason or supporting evidence; to guess (n.) likely idea that lacks proof |
| abominate | (v.)to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | (n.)the modification of the soical patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another |
| adventitious | (adj.)resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental |
| ascribe | (v.)to assign or refer to, attribute |
| circuitous | (ADJ.)roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | (v.)to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| enjoin | (v.)to direct or order; to prescribe a cousre of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| expedite | (v.)to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| expiate | (v.)to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| ferment | (n.)a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence;(v.)to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
| inadvertent | (adj.)resulting from or marked by a lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| nominal | (adj.)existing in name only, not real; to small to be considered or take seriously |
| noncommittal | (adj.)not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| peculate | (v.)to steal something that has been given into ones trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
| proclivity | (n.)a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| sangfroid | (n.)composure or coolness, especially in trying cirmumstances |
| seditious | (adj.)resistnat to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| tenuous | (adj.)thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; poorly supported |
| vitriolic | (adj.)bitter, aracastic; highly caustic or bitinng |
| wheedle | (v.)to use coaxing or flattering to gain some desired end |
| affable | (adj.)coureous and pleasant, sociable , easy to speak to |
| aggrandize | (v.)to increase in power, greatness, or wealth, to build up or intensify |
| amorphous | (adj.)shapeless, without form; of no particular type or character |
| aura | (n.)that which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality |
| contraband | (n.)illegal traffic,smuggled goods; (adj.)illegal, prohibited |
| erudite | (adj.)scholarly, learned, bookish |
| gossamer | (adj.)thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.)a very thin, light cloth |
| infer | (v.)to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
| inscrutable | (adj.)incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically |
| insular | (adj.)realating to, characteristic of, or siuated on an island; narrow in outlook or expirenece. |
| irrevocable | (adj.)incapapble of being changed or called back |
| propensity | (n.)a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| querulous | (adj.)peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | (v.)to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| repudiate | (v.)to disown, reject, or deny the valididty of |
| resilient | (adj.)able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | (v.)to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be refected or be reflected repeatedly |
| scurrilous | (adj.)coarsely abusive, vulgar or low |
| sedulous | (adj.)persistent, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | (adj.)thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy, or inferior in quality or character |
| amnesty | (n.)a general pardon for an offense against a government; any act of forgivness |
| autonomy | (n.)self government, political control |
| axiomatic | (adj.)self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| blazon | (v.)to adorn or embellish; to publish or proclaim widely |
| caveat | (n.)a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding |
| equitable | (adj.)fair, just |
| extricate | (v.)to free from entanglements |
| filch | (v.)to steal in a sneaky way |
| flout | (v.)to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious | (adj.)tending to be troublesome; unruly |
| precept | (n.)a rule of conduct |
| salutary | (adj.)beneficial, helpful |
| scathing | (adj.)bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
| scourge | (v.)to whip, punish severely; (n.)a cause of affliction or suffering |
| sepulchural | (adj.)funereal, typical of the tomb |
| soporific | (adj.)tending to cause sleep,(n.)sleep inducing |
| straitlaced | (adj.)extremely strict in regaurd to morals |
| transient | (adj.)lasting only a short time(n.)one who stays a short time |
| unwieldy | (adj.)not easily carried, handled because of size or complexity |
| vapid | (adj.)dull, unintresting, tiresome |
| anomalous | (adj.)abnormal, irregular |
| aspersion | (n.)a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | (adj.)extremely strange |
| brusque | (adj.)abrupt, blount |
| cajole | (v.)to coax, persuade through flattery |
| castigate | (v.)to punish severely |
| contrive | (v.)to plan with ingenuity, invent |
| demagogoue | (n.)a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims in order to gain power |
| disabuse | (v.)to free from deception or error, set right in idea or thinking |
| ennui | (n.)weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation |
| fetter | (n.)a chain or shakle placed on feet(v.)to chain or shakle |
| heinous | (adj.)very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | (adj.)not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent | (n.)one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.)rising in revolt |
| megalomaina | (n.)a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth or talent |
| sinecure | (n.)a position requiring little or no work, an easy job |
| surreptitious | (adj.)stealthy, secret, intended to escape obeservation |
| transgress | (v.)to go beyond a limit or boundary |
| transmute | (v.)to change from one nature, substance or from to another |
| vicarious | (adj.)performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
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