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6th.VAlderete
Sadlier Vocabulary Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 5.1: accomplice (n) | a person who takes part in a crime |
| 5.2: annihilate (v) | to destroy completely |
| 5.3: arbitrary (adj) | unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
| 5.4: brazen (adj) | shameless, impudent; made of brass |
| 5.5: catalyst (n) | a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
| 5.6: exodus (n) | a large-scale departure or flight |
| 5.7: facilitate (v) | to make easier; to assist |
| 5.8: incorrigible (adj) | not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| 5.9: latent (adj) | hidden, present but not realized |
| 5.10.1: militant (adj) | given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause |
| 5.10.2: militant (n) | an activist |
| 5.11: morose (adj) | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| 5.12: opaque (adj) | not letting light through; not clear or lucid |
| 5.13: paramount (adj) | chief in importance, above all others |
| 5.14.1: prattle (v) | to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble |
| 5.14.2: prattle (n) | baby talk, babble |
| 5.15: rebut (v) | to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute |
| 5.16.1: reprimand (v) | to scold; find fault with |
| 5.16.2: reprimand (n) | a rebuke |
| 5.17: servitude (n) | slavery, forced labor |
| 5.18: slapdash (adj) | careless and hasty |
| 5.19: stagnant (adj) | not running or flowing; foul from standing still, inactive |
| 5.20: succumb (v) | to give way to superior force, yield |
| 6.1: atone (v) | to make up for |
| 6.2: bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| 6.3: credible (adj) | believable |
| 6.4: defray (v) | to pay for |
| 6.5: diligent (adj) | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| 6.6: doleful (adj) | sad; dreary |
| 6.7: ghastly (adj) | frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| 6.8: hamper (v) | to hold back |
| 6.9: hew (v) | to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| 6.10: impoverished (adj) | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| 6.11: incessant (adj) | never stopping, going on all the time |
| 6.12: intricate (adj) | complicated; difficult to understand |
| 6.13: lucid (adj) | easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
| 6.14: posthumous (adj) | occurring or published after death |
| 6.15: prim (adj) | overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish |
| 6.16: sardonic (adj) | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| 6.17: superfluous (adj) | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| 6.18: supplant (v) | to take the place of, supersede |
| 6.19.1: taunt (v) | to jeer at, mock |
| 6.19.2: taunt (n) | an insulting or mocking remark |
| 6.20: tenacious (adj) | holding fast, or holding together firmly; persistent |
| 7.1.1: adieu (interj) | “Farewell!” |
| 7.1.2: adieu (n) | a farewell |
| 7.2: advent (n) | an arrival; a coming into place or view |
| 7.3: apex (n) | the highest point, tip |
| 7.4: assimilate (v) | to absorb fully; to adopt as one’s own, adapt fully |
| 7.5: bogus (adj) | false, counterfeit |
| 7.6: exorbitant (adj) | unreasonably high; excessive |
| 7.7.1: interim (n) | the time between |
| 7.7.2: interim (adj) | temporary, coming between two points in time |
| 7.8: inundate (v) | to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| 7.9.1: malign (v) | to speak evil of, slander |
| 7.9.2: malign (adj) | evil |
| 7.10.1: meander (v) | to wander about, wind about |
| 7.10.2: meander (n) | a sharp turn or twist |
| 7.11: metropolis (n) | a large city; the chief city of an area |
| 7.12: momentous (adj) | very important |
| 7.13: obstreperous (adj) | noisy; unruly, disorderly |
| 7.14: pensive (adj) | thoughtful; melancholy |
| 7.15: perilous (adj) | dangerous |
| 7.16: shoddy (adj) | of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship |
| 7.17: sprightly (adj) | lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful |
| 7.18: surly (adj) | angry and bad-tempered; rude |
| 7.19: tirade (n) | a long, angry speech, usually very critical |
| 7.20: vagrant (adj) | wandering aimlessly |
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