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vocab level f: 1-9
sadlier vocab workshop level f units 1-9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm |
| coalition | a combination, union, or merger |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break |
| innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party |
| jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion |
| meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area, local, narrow-minded |
| simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees, an overshadowing influence or power, offense |
| unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to please |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language |
| callow | without experience, immature |
| drivel | saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish thinking |
| epitome | a summary |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | to violate, trespass |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable to gain favor |
| interloper | one who moves in where he/she is not wanted, an intruder |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone by its very nature, essential |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| millennium | a period of one thousand years |
| occult | mysterious, magical, supernatural, secret |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; excessive haste; moisture |
| stringent | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | to conjecture, or guess |
| abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | the modification of the social patterns or traits of one group by another |
| adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character, accidental |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity |
| enjoin | to direct or order in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| expedite | to make easy |
| expiate | to make amends, make up for |
| ferment | a state of great excitement; agitation |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by a lack of attention, accidental |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| sangfroid | composure or coolness |
| seditious | resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| tenuous | thin, slender, poorly supported |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain something |
| affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable |
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power or wealth |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definite form |
| aura | that which surrounds (atmosphere) |
| contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods, illegal |
| erudite | scholarly, learned |
| gossamer | thin, light delicate; a very thin cloth |
| infer | to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion |
| inscrutable | incapable or being understood |
| insular | relating to, characteristic or, or situated on an island. |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed |
| propensity | a natural inclination toward |
| querulous | peevish, complaining |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against |
| repudiate | to disown, reject |
| resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar, low |
| sedulous | persistent |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, disreputable |
| amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a government; any act of forgiveness |
| autonomy | self-government |
| axiomatic | self-evident, expressing a universally accepted rule |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously |
| caveat | a warning or caution |
| equitable | fair, just |
| extricate | to free from difficulties; to remove with effort |
| filch | to steal in a sneaky way |
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome, unruly |
| precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful, healthful |
| scathing | bitterly severe, causing great harm |
| scourge | to whip, punish severely |
| sepulchral | gloomy or dismal, typical of the tomb |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep |
| straitlaced | extremely strict in moral standards and conduct |
| transient | lasting only a short time |
| unwieldy | not easily carried or handled because of size |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting |
| archetype | an original model; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing |
| anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | extremely strange, unusual |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery |
| castigate | to punish severely; to criticize severely |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices, false claim and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest; boredom |
| fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains |
| heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority |
| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent |
| sinecure | a position requiring little or no work, and easy job |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary, to sin |
| transmute | to change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
| vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
| austere | severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain |
| beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity; doing good |
| cadaverous | pale gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients, to make up |
| crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| debase | to lower in character, quality or value |
| desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently |
| disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| grandiose | grand in an impressive or stately way, marked by pompous affectation or grandeur |
| inconsequential | trifling, unimportant |
| infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation |
| mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate |
| pillage | to rob or goods by open force, plunder |
| prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| punctilious | very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold |
| restitution | the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state |
| stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave; resolute |
| vulnerable | open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| bovine | resembling a cow or ox, sluggish |
| consternation | dismay, confusion |
| corpulent | fat, having a large bulky body |
| disavow | to deny responsibility for or connection with |
| dispassionate | impartial; calm, free from emotion |
| dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| dissipate | to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly |
| expurgate | to remove objectionable passages or words from a text, to cleanse, purify |
| gauntlet | an armored or protective glove; a challenge; an ordeal |
| hypothetical | based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
| ignoble | mean, low, base |
| impugn | to call into question; to attack as false |
| intemperate | immoderate; lacking in self-control |
| odium | hatred, contempt, disgrace |
| perfidy | faithlessness, treachery |
| relegate | to place in a lower position; to assign or refer; to banish |
| squeamish | inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset |
| subservient | subordinate in capacity or role, submissively obedient |
| susceptible | open to; easily influenced |
| abate | to make less in amount, degree; to subside |
| adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike; a curse |
| 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 |
| egregious | conspicuous, standing out from the mass |
| equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation, to be deliberately vague |
| evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away |
| irresolute | unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
| nebulous | cloud-like; vague, indistinct |
| novice | one who is just a beginner |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| pretentious | done for show, striving to make a big impression |
| recapitulate | to review a series of facts, to sum up |
| resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciousness |
| slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless |
| supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull |
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