Vocabulary Workshop Level F Units 1-6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| decadence | decline, decay or detioration |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break |
| innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion |
| intercede | (v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| jaded | (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational, pale or sallow in color, gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly |
| meritorious | deserving praise or reward |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable |
| prerogative | a special right limited to a person, group, or office; a privilege |
| provincial | (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person wfrom an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony |
| simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate, feign, pretend, affect |
| transcend | (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | (n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; and overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| unctuous | (adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable Synonyms: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy Antonyms: gruff, blunt |
| ameliorate | to improve or better |
| aplomb | (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| bombastic | (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| callow | (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
| drivel | (n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
| epitome | (n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| exhort | (v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| ex officio | By virtue of office or position |
| infringe | (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| ingratiate | (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| interloper | (n.) one who moves in where he or she in not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| intrinsic | (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| inveigh | (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| lassitude | (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| millennium | A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
| occult | mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension |
| permeate | to spread or diffuse through; to pass through the pores or openings of |
| precipitate | (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process |
| stringent | Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
| abomination | an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another |
| adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character, accidental, not essential |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for |
| enjoin | to direct or order, to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way |
| expedite | to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| expiate | to make amends , make up for |
| ferment | a state of great excitement, turbulence |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a clear position or way yes or no |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| sangfroid | composure or coolness |
| seditious | resistant to lawful authority |
| tenuous | thin, slender, not dense, poorly supported |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic, highly biting |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
| affable | courteous and pleasant |
| aggrandize | to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige |
| amorphous | shapeless, having no definite form |
| aura | that which surrounds, a distinctive air or personal quality |
| contraband | illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ. |
| erudite | learned, scholarly |
| gossamer | thin, light, delicate |
| infer | to find out by reasoning, to hint, suggest, imply |
| inscrutable | incapable of being understood |
| insular | relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against |
| repudiate | to disown, reject |
| resilient | able to return to an original shape or form |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low |
| sedulous | persistent showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, low, mean |
| amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a government in general |
| autonomy | self-government |
| axiomatic | self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish |
| caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding |
| equitable | fair, just |
| extricate | to free from entanglements or difficulty |
| filch | to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in small ammounts |
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary |
| precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful, healthful |
| scathing | bitterly severe, withering |
| scourge | to whip, punish severely |
| sepulchral | funereal, typical of the tomb gloomy or dismal |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep |
| straitlaced | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish |
| transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting |
| unwieldy | not easily carried or handled |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome |
| anomalous | abnormal irregular |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | extremely strange unusual |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt |
| cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice |
| castigate | to punish severely, to criticize severely |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity invent |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredome |
| fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet |
| heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority |
| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent |
| sinecure | a position requiring little or not work, an easy job |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary, to sin, violate a law |
| transmute | to change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
| vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place to another |
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