Vocab Unit 11 G D Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
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 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, preventable, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete |
Rudiments | n. pl. the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anyting |
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 |
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