English Final Unit 1-5 Vcb
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| Assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| Coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| Decadence | (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| Elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| Expostulate | (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of decision by earnest reasoning |
| Hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| Hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| Innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference |
| Intercede | (v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| Jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| Lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| Meritorious | (adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| Petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| Prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| Provincial | (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony |
| Simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
| Transcend | (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| Umbrage | (n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; and overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| Unctuous | (adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |
| Ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| Bombastic | pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| Callow | (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
| Aplomp | poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| Drivel | (n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
| Epitome | a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| Exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| Ex Officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| Infringe | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| Ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others |
| Interloper | one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| Intrinsic | (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| Inveigh | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| Lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| Millennium | (n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
| Occult | (adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural |
| Permeate | To spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| Precipitate | (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process |
| Stringent | Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| Surmise | (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
| Abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| Acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
| Adventitious | (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| Ascribe | (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| Circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| Commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| Enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| Expedite | to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| Expiate | (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| Ferment | (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
| Inadvertent | (adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| Nominal | existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
| Noncommittal | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| Peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
| Proclivity | (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| Sangfroid | composure or coolness |
| Seditious | resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| Tenuous | thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| Vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) |
| Wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
| Affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| Aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| Amorphous | (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| Aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| Contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited |
| Erudite | scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| Gossamer | thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth |
| Infer | to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
| Inscrutable | incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| Insular | relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| Irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| Propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| Querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| Remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| Repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| Resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| Reverberate | to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| Scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| Sedulous | persistent, showing industry and determination |
| Sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
| Amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
| Autonomy | self-government, political control |
| Axiomatic | self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| Blazon | to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
| Caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
| Equitable | fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
| Extricate | to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
| Filch | to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
| Flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| Fractious | tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
| Precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| Salutary | beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
| Scathing | bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
| Scourge | to whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
| Sepulchral | funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| Soporific | (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep |
| Straitlaced | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical |
| Transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time |
| Unwieldy | not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| Vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
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