SO Level F Units 4-6 Synonyms
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jtyler1115 on January 2, 2012
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9th Grade Vocab; Sadlier Oxford Level F
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anomalous | exceptional |
| anomalous | atypical |
| anomalous | unusual |
| anomalous | aberrant |
| aspersion | innuendo |
| aspersion | calumny |
| aspersion | denigration |
| bizarre | grotesque |
| bizarre | fantastic |
| bizarre | outlandish |
| brusque | curt |
| brusque | tactless |
| brusque | ungracious |
| brusque | gruff |
| brusque | rough |
| cajole | wheedle |
| cajole | inveigle |
| cajole | soft-soap |
| cajole | sweet-talk |
| castigate | chastise |
| castigate | rebuke |
| castigate | censure |
| castigate | upbraid |
| contrive | think up |
| contrive | devise |
| contrive | concoct |
| contrive | fabricate |
| demagogue | rabble-rouser |
| demagogue | firebrand |
| disabuse | undeceive |
| disabuse | enlighten |
| disabuse | set straight |
| ennui | languor |
| ennui | world-weariness |
| ennui | listlessness |
| fetter | (n.) bond |
| fetter | (n.) restraint |
| fetter | (v.) bind |
| fetter | (v.) hamper |
| heinous | evil |
| heinous | odious |
| heinous | abominable |
| heinous | outrageous |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| immutable | unalterable |
| immutable | fixed |
| immutable | invariable |
| insurgent | (adj.) revolutionary |
| insurgent | (adj.) rebellious |
| insurgent | (adj.) mutinous |
| megalomania | delusions of grandeur |
| sinecure | "no-show" job |
| sinecure | cushy job |
| sinecure | "plum" |
| surreptitious | furtive |
| surreptitious | covert |
| surreptitious | clandestine |
| surreptitious | concealed |
| transgress | overstep |
| transgress | exceed |
| transgress | trespass |
| transgress | err |
| transmute | transform |
| transmute | convert |
| transmute | translate |
| transmute | metamorphose |
| vicarious | surrogate |
| vicarious | substitute |
| vicarious | imagined |
| vicarious | secondhand |
| autonomy | home rule |
| axiomatic | taken for granted |
| blazon | broadcast |
| blason | trumpet |
| caveat | admonition |
| caveat | word to the wise |
| equitable | right |
| equitable | reasonable |
| equitable | evenhanded |
| extricate | disentangle |
| extricate | extract |
| extricate | disengage |
| filch | pilfer |
| filch | purloin |
| filch | swipe |
| flout | scoff at |
| flout | sneer at |
| flout | snicker at |
| flout | scorn |
| fractious | refractory |
| fractious | recalcitrant |
| fractious | peevish |
| precept | principle |
| precept | maxim |
| salutary | salubrious |
| salutary | curative |
| scathing | searing |
| scathing | harsh |
| scathing | ferocious |
| scathing | savage |
| scourge | (v) flog |
| scourge | (v) beat |
| scourge | (n) bane |
| scourge | (n) plague |
| scourge | (n) pestilence |
| sepulchral | doleful |
| sepulchral | lugubrious |
| sepulchral | mortuary |
| soporific | (n) narcotic |
| soporific | (n) anesthetic |
| straitlaced | highly conventional |
| straitlaced | overly strict |
| straitlaced | stuffy |
| transient | (adj) impermanent |
| transient | (adj) ephemeral |
| transient | (adj) evanescent |
| unwieldy | cumbersome |
| unwieldy | bulky |
| unwieldy | clumsy |
| unwieldy | impractical |
| vapid | insipid |
| vapid | lifeless |
| vapid | colorless |
| affable | genial |
| affable | amicable |
| affable | agreeable |
| affable | cordial |
| aggrandize | augment |
| aggrandize | amplify |
| aggrandize | enhance |
| aggrandize | exalt |
| amorphous | formless |
| amorphous | unstructured |
| amorphous | nebulous |
| amorphous | inchoate |
| aura | ambience |
| aura | atmosphere |
| contraband | (adj.) illicit |
| contraband | (adj.) bootleg |
| contraband | (adj.) unlawful |
| erudite | profoundly educated |
| erudite | well-read |
| gossamer | (adj.) filmy |
| gossamer | (adj.) diaphanous |
| gossamer | (adj.) sheer |
| gossamer | (adj.) airy |
| gossamer | (adj.) feathery |
| gossamer | (adj.) gauzy |
| infer | gather |
| infer | deduce |
| infer | presume |
| infer | guess |
| infer | speculate |
| inscrutable | impenetrable |
| inscrutable | incomprehensible |
| inscrutable | enigmatic |
| insular | narrow-minded |
| insular | parochial |
| insular | provincial |
| irrevocable | irreversible |
| irrevocable | unrecallable |
| irrevocable | unalterable |
| propensity | natural bent |
| propensity | proclivity |
| propensity | penchant |
| querulous | petulant |
| querulous | touchy |
| querulous | cranky |
| querulous | irritable |
| remonstrate | reason against |
| remonstrate | expostulate |
| repudiate | disavow |
| repudiate | abjure |
| repudiate | renounce |
| resilient | springy |
| resilient | elastic |
| resilient | buoyant |
| resilient | bouncy |
| reverberate | rumble |
| reverberate | thunder |
| reverberate | boom |
| reverberate | echo |
| scurrilous | obscene |
| scurrilous | filthy |
| scurrilous | abusive |
| scurrilous | vituperative |
| sedulous | assiduous |
| sedulous | tireless |
| sedulous | indefatigable |
| sleazy | inferior |
| sleazy | cheesy |
| sleazy | tawdry |
| sleazy | tatty |
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