Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
6th.EMcleod
Sadiler Vocabulary Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| incessant | never stopping, going on all the time |
| hamper | to hold back |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| credible | believable |
| intricate | complicated; difficult to understand |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| defray | to pay for |
| taunt | an insulting or mocking remark |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| supplant | to take the place of, supersede |
| lucid | atone |
| tenacious | hew |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| doleful | sad; dreary |
| interim | the time between |
| surly | angry and bad-tempered; rude |
| shoddy | of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship |
| adieu | “Farewell!” |
| momentous | very important |
| malign | evil |
| bogus | false, counterfeit |
| inundate | to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| tirade | a long, angry speech, usually very critical |
| exorbitant | unreasonably high; excessive |
| sprightly | lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful |
| meander | to wander about, wind about |
| perilous | dangerous |
| metropolis | a large city; the chief city of an area |
| assimilate | to absorb fully; to adopt as one’s own, adapt fully |
| apex | the highest point, tip |
| malign | to speak evil of, slander |
| meander | a sharp turn or twist |
| advent | an arrival; a coming into place or view |
| pensive | thoughtful; melancholy |
| interim | temporary, coming between two points in time |
| obstreperous | noisy; unruly, disorderly |
| adieu | a farewell |
| vagrant | wandering aimlessly |
| assurance | a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| realm | a kingdom; a region or field of study |
| rabid | furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad; infected with rabies |
| remunerate | to reward, pay, reimburse |
| warp | to twist out of shape |
| institute | organization that promotes learning |
| dwindle | to lessen, diminish |
| asylum | a place of safety |
| console | the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device |
| venture | a risky or daring undertaking |
| rejuvenate | to make young again; to make like new |
| venture | to expose to danger; to dare |
| liability | a debt; something disadvantageous |
| institute | to establish, set up |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| dross | refuse, waste products |
| dilate | to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
| preposterous | ridiculous, senseless |
| console | to comfort |
| flippant | lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| sparse | meager, scant; scattered |
| sterling | genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness |
| immunity | resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
| warp | an abnormality |
Created by:
202117582
Popular English Vocabulary sets