Saldier-Oxford Vocab Workshop New Edition Level F Chapters 4-6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affable | (adj) sociable, easy to talk to |
| aggrandize | (v) to build up or intensify |
| amorphous | (adj) shapeless, without definite form |
| aura | (n) a distinctive air |
| contraband | (adj) illegal, prohibited |
| erudite | (adj) scholarly, bookish |
| gossamer | (n) a very thin, light cloth |
| infer | (v) to find out by reasoning |
| inscrutable | (adj) incapable of being understood |
| insular | (adj) pretaining to an island |
| irrevocable | (adj) incapable of being changed |
| propensity | (n) a natural inclination toward |
| querulous | (adj) peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | (v) to argue or plead with someone against something |
| repudiate | (v) to disown or reject |
| resilient | (adj) able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | (v) to re-echo or resound |
| scurrilous | (adj) coarsely abusive, foul-mouthed |
| sedulous | (adj) persistent, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | (adj) thin or flimsy in texture |
| amnesty | (n) an act of forgiveness or absolution |
| autonomy | (n) self-government, political control |
| axiomatic | (adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| blazon | (v) to adorn or embellish |
| caveat | (n) a warning or caution to discourage behavior |
| equitable | (adj) fair and just |
| extricate | (v) to remove with effort |
| filch | (v) to steal in a sneaky way |
| flout | (v) to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious | (adj) tending to be troublesome |
| precept | (n) a rule of conduct or action |
| salutary | (adj) beneficial, helpful |
| scathing | (adj) bitterly severe, withering |
| scourge | (v) to whip, punish severely |
| sepulchral | (adj) extremely gloomy or dismal |
| soporific | (adj) tending to cause sleep |
| straitlaced | (adj) prudish, puritanical |
| transient | (adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting |
| unwieldy | (adj) not easily handled because of size or complexity |
| vapid | (adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome |
| anomalous | (adj) abnormal, irregular |
| aspersion | (n) a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | (adj) extremely strange, unusual |
| brusque | (adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| cajole | (v) to coax through flattery |
| castigate | (v) to punish severely |
| contrive | (v) to plan with ingenuity, invent |
| demagogue | (n) a leader who exploits false claims to gain power |
| disabuse | (v) to set right in ideas or thinking |
| ennui | (n) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation |
| fetter | (v) to chain or shackle |
| heinous | (adj) very wicked, offensive |
| immutable | (adj) not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent | (adj) surgining or rushing in or on |
| megalomania | (n) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
| sinecure | (n) an easy job |
| surreptitious | (adj) made or accomplished by fraud |
| transgress | (v) to sin, violate a law |
| transmute | (v) to change from one form to another |
| vicarious | (adj) experienced by one person in place of another |
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