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Unit 10-12 vocab
Vocabulary workshop level G
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| askance | (adv) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval |
| attenuate | (v) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value |
| benign | (adj) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant |
| cavil | (v) to find fault in a petty way, carp; (n) a trivial objection or criticism |
| charlatan | (n) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack |
| decimate | (v) to kill or destroy a large part of |
| foible | (n) a weak point, failing, minor flaw |
| forgo | (v) to do without, abstain from, give up |
| fraught | (adj) full of or loaded with; accompanied by |
| inure | (v) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure |
| luminous | (adj) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating |
| obsequious | (adj) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons |
| obtuse | (adj) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression |
| oscillate | (v) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver |
| penitent | (adj) regretful for one's sins or mistakes; (n) one who is sorry for wrongdoing |
| peremptory | (adj) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute |
| rebuff | (v) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n) a curt rejection, a check |
| reconnoiter | (v) to engage in reconnaissance, to make a preliminary inspection |
| shambles | (n) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess |
| sporadic | (adj) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order |
| abrogate | (v) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void |
| ambient | (adj) completely surrounding, encompassing |
| asperity | (n) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness |
| burnish | (n) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n) gloss, brightness, luster |
| cabal | (n) a small group working in secret |
| delectable | (adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish |
| deprecate | (v) to express mild disapproval; to belittle |
| detritus | (n) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction |
| ebullient | (adj) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling |
| eclectic | (adj) drawn from different sources; (n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources |
| flaccid | (adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness |
| impecunious | (adj) having little or no money |
| inexorable | (adj) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding |
| moribund | (adj) dying, on the way out |
| necromancer | (n) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead, in general, a magician or wizard |
| onerous | (adj) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty |
| rife | (adj) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete |
| rudiments | (n) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything |
| sequester | (v) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody |
| winnow | (v) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan |
| aesthetic | (adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty |
| defunct | (adj) no longer in existence or functioning, dead |
| discomfit | (v) to frustrate, twart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass |
| espouse | (v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry |
| fetish | (n) an object believed to have magic powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence |
| gregarious | (adj) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others |
| hapless | (adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck |
| impeccable | (adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame |
| importune | (v) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently |
| interpolate | (v) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction |
| irreparable | (adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified |
| laconic | (adj) concise, using few words |
| languish | (v) to become weak, feeble, or full; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect |
| mendacious | (adj) given to lying or deception; untrue |
| nadir | (n) the lowest point |
| omnipresent | (adj) present in all places at all times |
| perfunctory | (adj) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm |
| plaintive | (adj) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy |
| requite | (v) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong, to reciprocate |
| tantamount | (adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect |
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