Oxford Sadlier Level D Units 6-10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 atone | verb: to make up for |
| adept | adj: thoroughly skilled noun: an expert |
| adieu | interjection: "Farewell!" noun: a farewell |
| advent | noun: an arrival; a coming into place or view |
| apex | noun: the highest point, tip |
| assimilate | verb: to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully |
| assurance | noun: a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| auxiliary | adj: giving assistance or support noun: a helper, aid |
| asylum | noun: an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety |
| aspire | verb: to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend |
| bleak | adj: bare, dreary, dismal |
| bogus | adj: false, counterfeit |
| bondage | noun: slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| credible | adj: believable |
| cubicle | noun: a small room or compartment |
| chide | verb: to blame; scold |
| candid | adj: frank, sincere; impartial; unposed |
| console | verb: to comfort noun: the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device |
| despicable | adj: worthy of scorn, contemptible |
| drudgery | noun: work that is hard and tiresome |
| diminutive | adj: small, smaller than most others of the same type |
| dross | noun: refuse, waste products |
| dilate | verb: to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
| defray | verb: to pay for |
| diligent | adj: hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| doleful | adj: sad; dreary |
| dwindle | verb: to lessen, diminish |
| envoy | noun: a representative or messenger (as of a government) |
| emancipate | verb: to free from slavery; to release or liberate |
| escalate | verb: to elevate; to increase in intensity |
| erroneous | adj: incorrect, containing mistakes |
| exorbitant | adj: unreasonably high; excessive |
| exploit | verb: to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit noun: a feat, deed |
| expedient | noun: a means to an end adj: advantageous, useful |
| extemporaneous | adj: made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
| flair | noun: a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style |
| flippant | adj: lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| feign | verb: to pretend |
| grievous | adj: causing sorrow or pain; serious |
| ghastly | adj: frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| hamper | verb: to hold back |
| heterogeneous | adj: composed of different kinds, diverse |
| hew | verb: to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| horde | noun: a vast number (as of people); a throng |
| impoverished | adj: poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| inscribe | verb: to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
| institute | verb: to establish, set up noun: an organization for the promotion of learning |
| incessant | adj: never stopping, going on all the time |
| intricate | adj: complicated; difficult to understand |
| impair | verb: to make imperfect, damage, harm |
| impel | noun: to force, drive forward |
| invincible | adj: not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| interim | noun: the time between adj: temporary, coming between two points in time |
| incredulous | adj: disbelieving, skeptical |
| immunity | noun: resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
| inundate | verb: to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| languid | adj: drooping; without energy, sluggish |
| liability | noun: a debt; something disadvantageous |
| lucid | adj: easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
| mire | noun: mud; wet, swampy ground, a tough situation |
| malign | verb: to speak evil of, slander adj: evil |
| meander | verb: to wander about, wind about noun: a sharp turn or twist |
| metropolis | noun: a large city; the chief city of an area |
| momentous | adj: very important |
| monologue | noun: a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person |
| obtrusive | adj: forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out |
| obstreperous | adj: noisy; unruly, disorderly |
| pensive | adj: thoughtful; melancholy |
| perilous | adj: dangerous |
| pugnacious | adj: quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| preposterous | adj: ridiculous, senseless |
| prognosis | noun: a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
| posthumous | adj: occurring or published after death |
| prim | adj: overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish |
| preamble | noun: an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
| rabid | adj: furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
| rasping | adj: with a harsh, grating sound noun: a harsh sound |
| realm | noun: a kingdom; a region or field of study |
| rejuvenate | verb: to make young again; to make like new |
| remunerate | verb: to reward, pay, reimburse |
| render | v: to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process; extract |
| rugged | adj: rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy |
| scuttle | verb: to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry noun: a pail |
| skeptical | adj: inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true |
| slipshod | adj: untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy |
| sardonic | adj: grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| shoddy | adj: of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship |
| superfluous | adj: exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| sterling | adj: genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness |
| sparse | adj: meager, scant; scattered |
| supplant | verb: to take place of, supersede |
| sprightly | adj: lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful |
| surly | adj: angry and bad-tempered; rude |
| taunt | verb: to jeer at, mock noun: an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | adj: holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
| tirade | noun: a long, angry speech, usually very critical |
| vagrant | noun: an idle wanderer, tramp adj: wandering aimlessly |
| venture | noun: a risky or daring undertaking verb: to expose to danger; to dare |
| warp | verb: to twist out of shape noun: an abnormality |
| repugnant | adj: offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
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