Vocabulary Workshop Level D Units 1-15
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Terms | Definitions |
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 admonish | (v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
| breach | (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through |
| brigand | (n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
| circumspect | (adj.) careful, cautious |
| commandeer | (v.) to seize for military or official use |
| cumbersome | (adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving |
| deadlock | (n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill |
| debris | (n.) scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
| dilemma | (n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| efface | (v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
| muddle | (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess |
| opinionated | (adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind. |
| perennial | (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years |
| predispose | (v.) to incline to beforehand |
| relinquish | (v.) to let go, give up |
| salvage | (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved |
| spasmodic | (adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent |
| spurious | (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid |
| unbridled | (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
| adjourn | (v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
| alien | (n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange |
| comely | (adj.) having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | (v.) to make up for; to repay for services |
| dissolute | (adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior |
| erratic | (adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| expulsion | (n.) the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint | (n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
| fodder | (n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
| fortify | (v.) to strengthen, build up |
| illegible | (adj.) difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | (v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision |
| lucrative | (adj.) bringing in money; profitable |
| mediocre | (adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| proliferate | (v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| subjugate | (v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| sully | (v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| tantalize | (v.) to tease, torment by teasing |
| terse | (adj.) brief and to the point |
| unflinching | (adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
| abridge | (v.) to make shorter |
| adherent | (n.) a follower, supporter; (adj.) attached, sticking to |
| altercation | (n.) an angry argument |
| cherubic | (adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
| condone | (v.) to pardon or overlook |
| dissent | (v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement |
| eminent | (adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
| exorcise | (v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive |
| fabricate | (v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
| irate | (adj.) angry |
| marauder | (n.) a raider, plunderer |
| obesity | (n.) excessive fatness |
| pauper | (n.) an extremely poor person |
| pilfer | (v.) to steal in small quantities |
| rift | (n.) a split, break, breach |
| semblance | (n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
| surmount | (v.) to overcome, rise above |
| terminate | (v.) to bring to an end |
| trite | (adj.) commonplace; overused, stale |
| usurp | (v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
| abscond | (v.) to run off and hide |
| access | (n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain |
| anarchy | (n.) a lack of government and law; confusion |
| arduous | (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort |
| auspicious | (adj.) favorable, fortunate |
| biased | (adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
| daunt | (v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage |
| disentangle | (v.) to free from tangles or complications |
| fated | (adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
| hoodwink | (v.) to mislead by a trick, deceive |
| inanimate | (adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit |
| incinerate | (v.) to burn to ashes |
| intrepid | (adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable |
| larceny | (n.) theft |
| pliant | (adj.) bending readily; easily influenced |
| pompous | (adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
| precipice | (n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
| rectify | (v.) to make right, correct |
| reprieve | (n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement |
| revile | (v.) to attack with words, call bad names |
| accomplice | (n.) a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | (v.) to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | (adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
| brazen | (adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass |
| catalyst | (n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
| exodus | (n.) a large-scale departure or flight |
| facilitate | (v.) to make easier; to assist |
| incorrigible | (adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| latent | (adj.) hidden, present but not realized |
| militant | (adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist |
| morose | (adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| opaque | (adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
| paramount | (adj.) chief in importance, above all others |
| prattle | (v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble |
| rebut | (v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute |
| reprimand | (v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke |
| servitude | (n.) slavery, forced labor |
| slapdash | (adj.) careless and hasty |
| stagnant | (adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull |
| succumb | (v.) to give way to superior force, yield |
| atone | (v.) to make up for |
| bondage | (n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| credible | (adj.) believable |
| defray | (v.) to pay for |
| diligent | (adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| doleful | (adj.) sad; dreary |
| ghastly | (adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| hamper | (v.) to hold back |
| hew | (v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| impoverished | (adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| incessant | (adj.) never stopping, going on all the time |
| intricate | (adj.) complicated; difficult to understand |
| lucid | (adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
| posthumous | (adj.) occurring or published after death |
| prim | (adj.) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish |
| sardonic | (adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | (adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| supplant | (v.) to take the place of, supersede |
| taunt | (v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | (adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
| adieu | (int.) "Farewell!"; (n.) a farewell |
| advent | (n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view |
| apex | (n.) the highest point, tip |
| assimilate | (v.) to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully |
| bogus | (adj.) false, counterfeit |
| exorbitant | (adj.) unreasonably high; excessive |
| interim | (n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time |
| inundate | (v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| malign | (v.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil |
| meander | (v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist |
| metropolis | (n.) a large city; the chief city of an area |
| momentous | (adj.) very important |
| obstreperous | (adj.) noisy; unruly, disorderly |
| pensive | (adj.) thoughtful; melancholy |
| perilous | (adj.) dangerous |
| shoddy | (adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship |
| sprightly | (adj.) lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful |
| surly | (adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude |
| tirade | (n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical |
| vagrant | (n.) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.) wandering aimlessly |
| assurance | (n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| asylum | (n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety |
| console | (v.) to comfort; (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device |
| dilate | (v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
| dross | (n.) refuse, waste products |
| dwindle | (v.) to lessen, diminish |
| flippant | (adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| immunity | (n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
| institute | (v.) to establish, set up; (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning |
| liability | (n.) a debt; something disadvantageous |
| preposterous | (adj.) ridiculous, senseless |
| pugnacious | (adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| rabid | (adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
| realm | (n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study |
| rejuvenate | (v.) to make young again; to make like new |
| remunerate | (v.) to reward, pay, reimburse |
| sparse | (adj.) meager, scant; scattered |
| sterling | (adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness |
| venture | (n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare |
| warp | (v.) to twist out of shape; (n.) an abnormality |
| auxiliary | (adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid |
| candid | (adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed |
| cubicle | (n.) a small room or compartment |
| drudgery | (n.) work that is hard and tiresome |
| envoy | (n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government) |
| escalate | (v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity |
| expedient | (n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful |
| feign | (v.) to pretend |
| flair | (n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style |
| grievous | (adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious |
| heterogeneous | (adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse |
| horde | (n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng |
| impel | (n.) to force, drive forward |
| incredulous | (adj.) disbelieving, skeptical |
| inscribe | (v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
| monologue | (n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person |
| prognosis | (n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
| rasping | (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound |
| repugnant | (adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
| scuttle | (v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; (n.) a pail |
| adept | (adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert |
| aspire | (v.) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend |
| bleak | (adj.) bare, dreary, dismal |
| chide | (v.) to blame; scold |
| despicable | (adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible |
| diminutive | (adj.) small, smaller than most others of the same type |
| emancipate | (v.) to free from slavery; to release or liberate |
| erroneous | (adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes |
| exploit | (v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed |
| extemporaneous | (adj.) made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
| impair | (v.) to make imperfect, damage, harm |
| invincible | (adj.) not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| languid | (adj.) drooping; without energy, sluggish |
| mire | (n.) mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; (v.) to get stuck |
| obtrusive | (adj.) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out |
| preamble | (n.) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
| render | (v.) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract |
| rugged | (adj.) rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy |
| skeptical | (adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true |
| slipshod | (adj.) untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy |
| brevity | (n.) shortness |
| comport | (v.) to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement |
| concise | (adj.) expressing much in a few words |
| demure | (adj.) sober or serious in manner, modest |
| depreciation | (n.) a lessening in value; a belittling |
| deteriorate | (v.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away |
| divulge | (v.) to tell, reveal; to make public |
| enlightened | (adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding |
| forestall | (v.) to prevent by acting first |
| garble | (v.) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible |
| proponent | (n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief |
| quaver | (v.) to shake, tremble; to trill |
| recoil | (v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back |
| recoup | (v.) to make up for, regain |
| reek | (n.) an unpleasant smell; (v.) to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression |
| relentless | (adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity |
| rivulet | (n.) a small stream |
| squander | (v.) to spend foolishly, waste |
| staccato | (adj.) detached or disconnected in sound or style |
| statute | (n.) a law |
| appreciable | (adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured |
| autocratic | (adj.) absolute in power or authority |
| blanch | (v.) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil |
| blasphemy | (n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred |
| brawny | (adj.) strong, muscular |
| concerted | (adj.) planned or performed in cooperation with others |
| contend | (v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue |
| humane | (adj.) kind, merciful |
| illustrious | (adj.) very famous, distinguished |
| intolerable | (adj.) unbearable |
| irreverent | (adj.) disrespectful |
| laborious | (adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking |
| lithe | (adj.) bending easily, limber |
| maltreat | (v.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely |
| ponder | (v.) to consider carefully, reflect on |
| subversive | (adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
| synthetic | (adj.) made or put together by people; (n.) something artificial |
| temperate | (adj.) mild, moderate |
| venomous | (adj.) poisonous; spiteful, mean |
| wily | (adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning |
| ad infinitum | (adv.) endlessly |
| apportion | (v.) to divide and give out in shares |
| bona fide | (adj.) genuine; sincere |
| buoyant | (adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful |
| clique | (n.) a small, exclusive group of people |
| concede | (v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit |
| congenial | (adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant |
| lofty | (adj.) very high; noble |
| migration | (n.) a movement from one country or region to another |
| perceive | (v.) to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally |
| perverse | (adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper |
| prelude | (n.) an introduction; that which comes before or leads off |
| rancid | (adj.) stale, spoiled |
| rustic | (adj.) country-like; simple, plain; awkward; (n.) one who lives in the country |
| sever | (v.) to separate, divide into parts |
| sordid | (adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish |
| untenable | (adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain |
| versatile | (adj.) able to do many things well; capable of many uses |
| vindicate | (v.) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify |
| wane | (v.) to lose size, strength, or power |
| annex | (v.) to add to, attach; to incorporate; (n.) an attachment or addition |
| cleave | (v.) To cut or split open; to cling to |
| cordial | (adj.) in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; (n.) a liqueur |
| cornerstone | (n.) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element |
| debacle | (n.) an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure |
| devitalize | (v.) to make weak or lifeless |
| embroil | (v.) to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion |
| exonerate | (v.) to clear from a charge or accusation |
| glib | (adj.) ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere |
| haphazard | (adj.) by chance, not planned; lacking order |
| improvise | (v.) to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials |
| incite | (v.) to rouse, stir up, urge on |
| influx | (n.) a coming in, inflow |
| pallor | (n.) an extreme or unnatural paleness |
| pedigree | (n.) a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something |
| precipitous | (adj.) very steep |
| profuse | (adj.) very abundant; given or flowing freely |
| reconcile | (v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself) |
| shackle | (v.) to put into chains; (n., usually pl.) a chain, fetter |
| threadbare | (adj.) shabby, old and worn |
| abase | (v.) to lower in esteem, degrade; to humble |
| actuate | (v.) to move to action; to impel |
| avert | (v.) to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid |
| boorish | (adj.) rude, unrefined; clumsy |
| brunt | (n.) the main impact, force, or burden |
| combatant | (n.) a fighter; (adj.) engaged in fighting |
| dormant | (adj.) inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping |
| dubious | (adj.) causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful or uncertain state of mind, hesitant |
| harangue | (v.) to deliver a loud, ranting speech; (n.) a loud speech |
| harry | (v.) to make a destructive raid on; to torment, harass |
| impenitent | (adj.) not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses |
| knave | (n.) a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow |
| legion | (n.) a large military force; any large group or number; (adj.) many, numerous |
| liberality | (n.) generosity, generous act; breadth of mind or outlook |
| plaintiff | (n.) one who begins a lawsuit |
| probe | (v.) to examine, investigate thoroughly; (n.) an investigation; a device used to explore or examine |
| protract | (v.) to draw out or lengthen in space or time |
| quarry | (v.) to cut or take from (or as if from) a quarry; (n.) a place from which stone is taken; something that is hunted or pursued |
| spurn | (v.) to refuse with scorn, disdain |
| subterfuge | (n.) an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something |
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