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Vocab units 6-10
Sadlier oxford level D
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery, a state of being bound or held up |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| atone | expiate, make amends for |
| bondage | captivity, subjection |
| credible | plausible |
| defray | foot the bill |
| diligent | assiduous, sedulous ant: indolent, cursory, perfunctory |
| doleful | sad, dreary |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible, deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax, to hold to |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty, depleted |
| doleful | melancholy, dolorous ant: blithe |
| ghastly | grisly |
| hamper | obstruct, inhibit |
| hew | conform |
| impoverished | destitute, indigent ant: affluent |
| incessant | never stopping, going all the time |
| intricate | complicated, difficult to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear, rational, sane |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper or formal, prudish |
| incessant | ant: sporadic, intermittent |
| intricate | convoluted |
| lucid | limpid, intelligible ant: obscure |
| posthumous | postmortem |
| prim | fastidious, squeamish ant: lax |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| supplant | to take the place of, supersede |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock, an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | holding fast, holding together firmly, persistent |
| sardonic | caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry ant: saccharine |
| superfluous | supererogatory |
| taunt | deride |
| tenacious | obstinate, dogged ant: lax |
| adieu | a farewell |
| advent | an arrival, coming into a place or view |
| apex | the highest point, tip |
| assimilate | to absorb fully or make one's one, to adopt as one's own, to adapt fully |
| bogus | false, counterfeit |
| advent | ant: exodus |
| apex | acme, crowning point ant: nadir |
| bogus | spurious |
| exorbitant | unreasonably high, excessive |
| interim | the time between, temporary, coming between 2 points in time |
| inundate | to flood, overflow, to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| malign | to speak evil of, slander |
| meander | wander about, wind about, a sharp turn or twist |
| exorbitant | inordinate |
| interim | interlude, provisional, stopgap |
| inundate | deluge |
| malign | defame, vilify ant: benevolent |
| meander | ramble, twist |
| metropolis | a large city |
| momentous | very important |
| obstreperous | noisy, unruly, disorderly |
| pensive | thoughtful, melancholy |
| perilous | dangerous |
| metropolis | ant: hamlet |
| momentous | weighty, portentous |
| obstreperous | rioutus ant: docile |
| pensive | contemplative, wistful |
| shoddy | of poor quality, characterized by inferior workmanship |
| sprightly | lively, full of life, spicy, flavorful |
| surly | angry and bad tempered, rude |
| tirade | a long, angry speech usually very critcal |
| vagrant | an idle wanderer, tramp, wandering aimlessly |
| shoddy | imitative |
| sprightly | ant: sullen |
| surly | gruff, sullen, hostile ant: genial |
| tirade | harangue, diatribe, tongue-lashing |
| vagrant | vagabond, nomad |
| assurance | a pledge, freedom from doubt |
| asylum | an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc. a place of safety |
| console | to comfort, the keyboard of an organ, control panel for electronic device |
| dilate | to make larger or wider, to expand upon |
| dross | refuse, waste products |
| asylum | sanatorium |
| console | solace, alleviate ant: vex |
| dross | detritus, dregs |
| dwindle | the lessen, diminish |
| flippant | lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy |
| immunity | resistance to disease, freedom from some cahrge or obligation |
| institute | to establish, set up; and organization for the promotion of learning |
| liability | a debt, something disadventageous |
| dwindle | peter out |
| flippant | frivolous, impudent, impertinent, insolent ant: deferential, obsequious |
| immunity | impunity |
| institute | ant: raze |
| liability | impediment |
| preposterous | ridiculous, senseless |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| rabid | furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad, infected with rabies |
| realm | a kingdom, a region or field of study |
| rejuvinate | to make young again, to make like new |
| preposterous | nonsensical |
| pugnacious | combative, belligerent ant: amicable, congenial |
| rabid | fanatical, zealous, berserk ant: blase, indifferent |
| realm | duchy, bailiwick |
| rejuvinate | enervate, debilitate |
| remunerate | to reward, pay, reimburse |
| sparse | meager, scant, scattered |
| sterling | genuine, excellent, made of silver of standard fineness |
| venture | a risky or daring undertaking, to expose to danger, to dare |
| warp | to twist out of shape, and abnormality |
| sparse | few and far between ant: teeming |
| venture | ant: retire |
| warp | ant: rectify |
| auxilary | giving assistance or support, a helper, aid |
| candid | frank, sincere, impartial, unposed |
| cubicle | a small room or compartment |
| drudgery | work that is hard and tiresome |
| envoy | a representative or messenger |
| candid | forthright ant: artful |
| drudgery | toil, grind |
| envoy | emissary |
| escalate | to elevate, to increase intensity |
| expedient | a means to an end, advantageous, useful |
| feign | to pretend |
| flair | a natural quality, talent ot skill, a distinctive style |
| grievous | causing sorrow or pain, serious |
| expedient | contrivance |
| feign | sham, affect |
| flair | bent, panache |
| grievous | onerous, flagrant |
| heterogeneous | composed of different kinds, diverse |
| horde | a vast number (as of people), a throng |
| impel | to force, drive forward |
| incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
| inscribe | to write or engrave, to enter a name on a list |
| heterogeneous | variegated |
| impel | ant: check, curb |
| incredulous | dubious |
| monologue | a speech by one actor, a long talk by one person |
| prognosis | a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
| rasping | with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound |
| repugnant | offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
| scuttle | to sink a ship, to get rid of something in a decisive way, to run hastily, scurry; a pail |
| monologue | soliloquy ant: colloquy |
| rasping | abrasive ant: sonorous |
| repugnant | odious |
| adept | thoroughly skilled, and expert |
| aspire | to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly, to ascend |
| bleak | bare, dreary, dismal |
| chide | to blame, scold |
| despicable | worthy of scorn, contemptible |
| adept | proficient ant: maladroit, novice |
| chide | upbraid, rebuke, chastise |
| despicable | sordid, detestable ant: meritorious |
| diminutive | small. smaller than most others of the same type |
| emancipate | to free from slavery, to release or liberate |
| erroneous | incorrect, containing mistakes |
| exploit | to make use of, develop, to make improper use of for a personal profit; a feat, deed |
| extemporaneous | made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
| emancipate | unshackle, unfetter ant: snare, shackle |
| erroneous | fallacious ant: unerring |
| extemporaneous | off-the-cuff |
| impair | to make imperfect, damage, harm |
| invincible | to able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| languid | drooping, without energy, sluggish |
| mire | mud, wet and swampy ground, a tough situation, to get stuck |
| obtrusive | forward, undesirably prominent, thrust out |
| impair | mar, enervate |
| invincible | indomitable, insuperable ant: surmountable |
| languid | listless, lethargic |
| mire | slough |
| obtrusive | brash, impudent, conspicuous, protruding ant: deferential |
| preamble | an introduction to a speech or pice of writing |
| render | to cause to become, to perform, to deliver officially, to process, extract |
| rugged | rough, irregular, sever, stern, strong, stormy |
| skeptical | inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true |
| slipshod | untidy in dress, persoinal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy |
| render | furnish |
| rugged | craggy, hardy |
| skeptical | dubious, incredulous ant: credulous, ingenuous |
| slipshod | slovenly, slapdash, cursory ant: painstaking |
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