Vocabulary Workshop Level F Units 10-12
About this set
Created by:
vinsfan368 on March 14, 2013
Subjects:
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
60 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accrue | (v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result |
| annotation | (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
| bedlam | (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
| covert | (adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place |
| debonair | (adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| dun | (v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy |
| efficacious | (adj.) effective, producing results |
| equanimity | (n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| fortuitous | (adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance |
| gist | (n.) the essential part, main point, or essence |
| gratuitous | (adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted |
| imperious | (adj.) overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
| invective | (n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative |
| motley | (adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester |
| munificent | (adj.) extremely generous, lavish |
| procrastinate | (v.) to delay, put off until later |
| provocative | (adj.) tending to producing a strong feeling or response arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying |
| recondite | (adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
| reprobate | (n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn |
| sedentary | (adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place |
| abstemious | (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline |
| censurable | (adj.) deserving of blame or correction |
| contingent | (adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body |
| corroborate | (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify |
| denizen | (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
| discursive | (adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic |
| disseminate | (v.) to scatter or spread widely |
| dowdy | (adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste |
| florid | (adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy |
| foist | (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
| gauche | (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
| heresy | (n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
| inculcate | (v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly |
| palpable | (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized |
| perceptive | (adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
| pernicious | (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
| salient | (adj.) leaping, jumping or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward |
| satiate | (v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) fully satisfied |
| sear | (v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char and scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, desiccate, singe |
| specious | (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
| absolve | (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility or guilt |
| caricature | (n.) a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way |
| clangor | (n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise |
| contiguous | (adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time |
| cupidity | (n.) an eager desire for something; greed |
| deleterious | (adj.) harmful, injurious |
| enhance | (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
| enthrall | (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to impression |
| extenuate | (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
| implicit | (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
| incisive | (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
| ostentatious | (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
| paragon | (n.) a model of excellence or perfection |
| paraphrase | (v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presets a given idea in a new language |
| politic | (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
| prosaic | (adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
| redundant | (adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush |
| sanctimonious | (adj) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou |
| scintillating | (adj., part.) sparking, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
| winsome | (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.