Vocabulary Lessons 4-6
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magsmcg7 on December 20, 2009
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thomas, sadlieroxford, new edition, vocabulary workshop, level d
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accomplice | a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | Unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
| brazen | shameless, impudent; |
| catalyst | a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
| exodus | a large-scale departure or flight |
| facilitate | to make easier; to assist |
| incorrigible | Not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| latent | hidden, present but not realized |
| militant | given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; an activist |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| opaque | not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
| paramount | chief in importance, above all others |
| prattle | to talk in an aimless foolish or simply way to babble; baby talk babble |
| rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute |
| reprimand | to scold; find fault with; a rebuke |
| servitude | slavery, forced labor |
| slapdash | careless and hasty |
| stagnant | not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull |
| succumb | To give way to superior force, yield |
| abscond | to run off and hide |
| access | (n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtain |
| anarchy | a lack of government and law; confusion |
| arduous | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| biased | favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
| daunt | to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage |
| disentangle | to free from tangles or complications |
| fated | determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
| hoodwink | to mislead by a trick, deceive |
| inanimate | not having life; without energy or spirit |
| incinerate | to burn to ashes |
| intrepid | very brave, fearless, unshakable |
| larceny | theft |
| pliant | bending readily; easily influenced |
| pompous | overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
| precipice | a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
| rectify | to make right, correct |
| reprieve | a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement |
| revile | to attack with words, call bad names |
| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| doleful | sad; dreary |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| incessant | never stopping, going on all the time |
| intricate | complicated; difficult to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish |
| sardonic | Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| supplant | to take the place of, supersede |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
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