Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level G - Unit 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abrogate | to repeal, cancel, declare null and void synonyms: annul, revoke |
| ambient | completely surrounding, encompassing |
| asperity | roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness synonyms: rigor, harshness |
| burnish | to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster synonyms: shine, buff |
| cabal | a small group working in secret synonyms: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy |
| delectable | delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish synonyms: delicious, scrumptious |
| deprecate | to express mild disapproval; to belittle synonyms: deplore, frown upon |
| detritus | loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction synonyms: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling synonyms: exhilarated, elated, exuberant |
| eclectic | drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources synonyms: selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose |
| flaccid | limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness synonyms: soft, flabby |
| impecunious | having little or no money synonyms: penniless, impoverished, indigent |
| inexorable | inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding synonyms: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate |
| moribund | dying, on the way out synonyms: obsolescent |
| necromancer | one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard synonyms: sorcerer, conjurer |
| onerous | burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty synonyms: oppressive, weighty |
| rife | common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete |
| rudiments | the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything synonyms: fundamentals, basics |
| sequester | to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody synonyms: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet |
| winnow | to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan synonyms: sift, strain, filter, sort |
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