Sadlier-Oxford Level A Units 7, 8 & 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 authorize | (v.) to approve or permit; to give power or authority to |
| culprit | (n.) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender |
| dawdle | (v.) to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary |
| dissect | (v.) to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care |
| expend | (v.) to pay out, spend; to use up |
| fatality | (n.) an event resulting in death; an accidental death |
| gullible | (adj.) easily fooled, tricked, or cheated |
| illicit | (adj.) not permitted, unlawful, improper |
| immerse | (v.) to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply |
| inflammatory | (adj.) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder |
| memorandum | (n) a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report (pl., memorandums or memoranda) |
| pathetic | (adj.) marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate |
| persevere | (v.) to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough |
| prevaricate | (v.) to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose |
| quash | (v.) to crush, put down completely |
| relish | (n.) enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; (v.) to enjoy greatly |
| reminisce | (v.) to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences |
| scour | (v.) to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of |
| tribute | (n.) something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment |
| writhe | (v.) to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle |
| affluence | (n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abudance, plenty |
| arrears | (n., pl.) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| cascade | (n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forward in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall) |
| cringe | (v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
| crotchety | (adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims |
| format | (n.) the size, shape, or arrangement of something |
| immobile | (adj.) not movable; not moving |
| impassable | (adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through |
| innovation | (n.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
| jovial | (adj.) good-humored, in high spirits; merry |
| manacle | (n., usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) |
| martial | (adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life |
| minimum | (n.) the smallest possible amount; (adj.) the lowest permissible or possible |
| nimble | (adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| onset | (n.) the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assult |
| partition | (n.) something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares |
| perishable | (adj.) likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | (v.) to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good |
| sinister | (adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut | (adj.) tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order |
| avenge | (v.) to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury |
| cede | (v.) to give up, surrender; to hand over to another |
| deluge | (n.) a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in vast quantity (like a flood); (v.) to flood |
| discretion | (n.) good judgment; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose |
| giddy | (adj.) dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness |
| impact | (n) the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; (v.) to affect especially forcefully |
| intimidate | (v.) to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do) something |
| liberate | (v.) to free from bondage or domination; to release |
| logical | (adj.) reasonable; making use of reason and good sense |
| misrepresent | (v.) to give a false or untrue idea |
| optional | (adj.) left to one's own choice; not required |
| outright | (adj.) complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; (adv.) completly, instantaneously |
| rendezvous | (v.) to meet in accordance with a plan; (n.) a meeting by agreement; a meeting place |
| rotund | (adj.) rounded and plump; full or rich in sound |
| saunter | (v.) to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; (n.) a stroll |
| sluggish | (adj.) lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull |
| subordinate | (adj.) lower in rank or position, secondary; (n.) one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; (v.) to put in a lower or secondary position |
| tint | (n.) a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something; (v.) to give color to something; to dye |
| variable | (adj.) likely to undergo change; changeable; (n.) a value or quantity that varies; a symbol for such |
| verge | (n.) the point at which something begins or happens; a border; (v.) to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of becoming something else |
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