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3rd.JKeeby
Sadlier Vocabulary Units 14 and 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Annex | to add, attach; to incorporate |
| Cleave | to cut or split open; to cling to |
| Cordinal | in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery |
| Cornerstone | the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element |
| Debacle | an overwhelming defeat rout' a complete collapse or failure |
| Devitalize | to make weak or lifeless |
| Embroil | to involve in a conflict or difficulty' to throw into confusion |
| Exonerate | to clear from a charge or accusation |
| Glib | ready and fluent in speech' thoughtless, insincere |
| Haphazard | by chance, not planned' lacking order |
| Improvise | to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials |
| Incite | to rouse, stir up, urge on |
| Influx | a coming in, inflow |
| Pallor | an extreme or unnatural paleness |
| Pedigree | a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something |
| Precipitous | very sleep |
| Profuse | very abundant; given or flowing freely |
| Reconcile | to restore to friendship; to settle, or to resign (oneself) |
| Shakle | to put into chains |
| Threadbare | shabby, old and worn |
| Abase | to lower in esteem, degrade; to humble |
| Actuate | to move to action; to impel |
| Avert | to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid |
| Boorish | rude, unrefined; clumsy |
| Brunt | the main impact, force, or burden |
| Combatant | a fighter |
| Dormant | inactive, in a state of suspension; sleeping |
| Dubious | causing uncertainty or suspicion; in doubtful |
| Harangue | to deliver a loud, ranting speech |
| Harry | to make a destructive rain on; to torment, harass |