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Stadlier Oxford G
WCHS Unit 14-G
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| beatific | (adj) blissful; rendering or making blessed |
| behemoth | (n) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance |
| blandishment | (n, often pl) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing |
| cacophinous | (adj) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant |
| chicanery | (n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing |
| consign | (v) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use |
| coup | (n) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership |
| euphemism | (n) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute |
| febrile | (n) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic |
| gainsay | (v) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose |
| imminent | (adj) about to happen, threatening |
| innate | (adj) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in |
| loath | (adj) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined |
| manifest | (adj) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n) a list of cargo and or passengers |
| minutiae | (pl. n) small or trivial details, trifling matters |
| moratorium | (n) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay |
| nostrum | (n) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness |
| pariah | (n) one who is rejected by a social group or organization |
| visionary | (adj) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight |
| wizened | (adj, part) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging) |