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vocab units 1-3
Sadlier Oxford Vocab level e units 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical |
| augment | to make larger, increase |
| bereft | deprived of; made unhappy through a loss |
| depoly | to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up |
| dour | stern, unyielding, gloomy |
| fortitude | courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | to stare with open mouth; to open the mputh wide |
| gibe | to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn |
| guise | an external appearance, cover mask |
| insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
| intimation | a hint, indirect suggestion |
| opulent | wealthy, luxurious; ample, grandiose |
| pliable | easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
| reiterate | to day again; repeat |
| stolid | not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
| tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| unkempt | not combed; untidy; unpolished, rude |
| verbatim | word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
| warily | cautiously, with great care |
| adroit | skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | peaceable, friendly |
| averse | having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war |
| benevolent | kindly, charitable |
| cursory | hasty; not thorough |
| duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol | to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | possible, able to be done |
| grimace | a wry face, facial distortion |
| holocaust | a large-scale destruction, especially by fire |
| impervious | not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| jeopardy | danger |
| meticulous | extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past; homesickness |
| quintessence | the purest form of something |
| retrogress | to move backward; return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize | to examine closely |
| tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
| adversary | an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | to turn away; to make indifferent; hostile |
| artifice | a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick, clever skill |
| coerce | to compel; force |
| craven | cowardly; a coward |
| culinary | of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| demise | a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer |
| fallow | plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow |
| harass | to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| liquidate | to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| negligible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanent; long lasting |
| punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| urbane | refined in manner or style; suave |
| precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for intimation or later action |
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