Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E Units 1 - 3
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toastman1109 on December 7, 2009
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vocabulary words, vocabulary workshop, english vocabulary
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All of the vocab on Mr. Fields' 9th Grade Midterm Exam.
Classes:
SLCHS grade 10, American Literature, po0op, 2stusp eng, English II - Ms. Mazzella, Kalos 10 Tech Vocabulary (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adulterate | v. - to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of something of lesser value |
| ambidextrous | adj. - able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical |
| augment | v. - to make larger, increase |
| bereft | adj. - deprived of; made unhappy through a loss |
| deploy | v. - to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up |
| dour | adj. - stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored |
| fortitude | n. - courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | v. - to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide |
| gibe | v. - to utter taunting words; n. - an expression of scorn |
| guise | n. - an external appearance, cover, mask |
| insidious | adj. - intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
| intimation | n. - a hint, indirect suggestion |
| opulent | adj. - wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose |
| pliable | adj. - easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
| reitterate | v. - to say again |
| stolid | adj. - not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
| tentative | adj. - experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| unkempt | adj. - not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| verbatim | adj./adv. - word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
| warily | adv. - cautiously, with great care |
| adroit | adj. - skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind |
| amicable | adj. - peaceable, friendly |
| averse | adj. - having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; n. - one at war, one engaged in war |
| benevolent | adj. - kindly, charitable |
| cursory | adj. - hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity | n. - treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol | v. - to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | adj. - possible, able to be done |
| grimace | n. - a wry face, facial distortion; v. - to make a wry face |
| holocaust | n. - a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| impervious | adj. - not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| impetus | n. - a moving force; impulse, stimulus |
| jeopardy | n. - danger |
| meticulous | adj. - extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | n. - a longing for something past; homesickness |
| quintessence | n. - the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| retrogress | v. - to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize | v. - to examine closely |
| tepid | adj. - lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
| adversary | n. - a enemy, opponent |
| alienate | v. - to turn away; to make indifferent of hostile; to transfer, convey |
| artifice | n. - a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery |
| coerce | v. - to compel, force |
| craven | adj. - cowardly; n. - a coward |
| culinary | adj. - of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete | v. - to erase, wipe out, cut out |
| demise | n. - a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | v. - to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
| fallow | adj. - plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish yellow; n. - land left unseeded; v. - to plow but not seed |
| harass | v. - to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | adj. - stormy, harsh; severe in altitude or action |
| muse | v. - to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| negligible | adj. - so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | v. - to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | n. - an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | adj. - inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | v. - to set right, remedy; n. - relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn | n. - a temporary stay; v. - to stay for a time |
| urbane | adj. - refined in manner or style, suave |
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