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Sadlier Vocabulary review 14/15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Annex | To add or attach, especially to a larger or more important thing. |
| Annex | To split or sever something, or conversely, to stick closely to something. |
| Cordial | Warm and friendly; polite and respectful. |
| Cornerstone | An important quality or feature on which a particular thing is based or built. |
| Debacle | A sudden and ignominious failure; a total disaster. |
| Devitalize | To deprive of strength and vigor; to make weak. |
| Embroil | To involve someone deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation |
| Exonerate | To officially absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing. |
| Glib | Fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow. |
| Haphazard | Lacking any obvious principle of organization; random. |
| Improvise | To create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously without preparation. |
| Incite | To encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior). |
| Influx | An arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things. |
| Pallor | An unhealthy pale appearance, usually caused by illness, shock, or fear. |
| Pedigree | The record of descent or lineage of an animal or person; a distinguished ancestry. |
| Precipitous | Dangerously high or steep; also used to describe an action done suddenly and without careful consideration. |
| Profuse | Especially plentiful; abundant (e.g., profuse sweating or profuse apologies). |
| Reconcile | To restore friendly relations between people; to make one view or belief compatible with another. |
| Shackle | A metal band used to fasten a prisoner's ankles or wrists; to restrain or limit someone's freedom. |
| Threadbare | (Of cloth or clothing) becoming thin and tattered with age; used figuratively to describe an idea that is overused and no longer effective. |
| Abase | To behave in a way that belittles or degrades someone; to lower in rank or prestige. |
| Actuate | To cause someone to act in a particular way; to put a machine into motion. |
| Avert | To turn away (one's eyes or thoughts); to prevent or ward off an undesirable occurrence. |
| Boorish | Rough and bad-mannered; coarse or insensitive. |
| Brunt | The worst part or chief impact of a specified thing (e.g., "bearing the brunt of the storm"). |
| Combatant | A person or nation engaged in fighting during a war or conflict. |
| Dormant | Having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in a deep sleep. |
| Dubious | Hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon; suspect. |
| Harangue | A lengthy and aggressive speech; a lecture. |
| Harry | To persistently carry out attacks on an enemy; to persistently harass or worry someone. |
| Impenitent | Not feeling shame or regret about one's sins or sins; unrepentant. |
| Knave | A dishonest or unscrupulous man; a rogue. |
| Legion | A vast number of people or things; a unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army. |
| Liberality | The quality of being generous; the state of being open to new ideas and free from prejudice. |
| Plaintiff | A person who brings a case against another in a court of law. |
| Probe | A thorough investigation into something; to physically explore or examine something with a tool. |
| Protract | To prolong or extend the duration of something (usually a conversation or process). |
| Quarry | A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are extracted; also refers to an animal or person being hunted or pursued. |
| Spurn | To reject with disdain or contempt. |
| Subterfuge | Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal; a trick or ruse. |
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