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Level G unit 11
Sadiler Oxford Voocabulary Level G Unit 11
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrogate | (v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void |
| Ambient | (adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing |
| Asperity | (n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness |
| Burnish | (v.) 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 enthusiasim 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 revel or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard |
| Onerous | (adj.) burdensum; involving hardship or difficulty |
| Rife | (adj.) common, prevalent, widespead, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete |
| Rudiments | (n. pl.) the parts of any subject or disciplne that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything |
| Sequester | (v.) to set apart, seperate for a special purpose; to take possesion of and hold in coustdy |
| 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 |