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Saldier Oxford Level G Unit 7
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Allay
(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to
lessen or relieve
Syn: reduce, alleviate, moderate
Bestial
(adj.) beastlike; beastly, brutal;
subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
Syn: animal, depraved, loathsome
Convivial
(adj.) festive, sociable, having fun
together, genial
Syn: fun-loving, jovial, merry
Coterie
(n.) a circle of acquaintances; a
close-knit, often exclusive, group of people
with a common interest
Syn: clique, set
Counterpart
(n.) a person or thing closely
resembling or corresponding to another; a
complement
Syn: match
Demur
(v.) to object or take exception to; (n.) an
objection
Syn: (v.) protest, object to
Effrontery
(n.) shameless boldness, impudence
Syn: gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek
Embellish
(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to
improve by adding details
Syn: ornament, garnish
Ephemeral
(adj.) lasting only a short time,
short-lived
Syn: fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory
Felicitous
(adj.) appropriate, apt, well chosen;
marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
Syn: fortunate, well-put
Furtive
(adj.) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky,
secret, shifty; stolen
Syn: clandestine, covert, surreptitious
Garish
(adj.) glaring; tastelessly showy or over
decorated in a vulgar or offensive way
Syn: gaudy, flashy, tawdry
Illusory
(adj.) misleading, deceptive;
lacking in or not based on reality
Syn: specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary
Indigent
(adj.) needy, impoverished
Syn: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute
Inordinate
(adj.) far too great, exceeding
reasonable limits, excessive
Syn: exorbitant, extravagant
Jettison
(v.) to cast overboard, get rid of as
unnecessary or burdensome
Syn: cast off, discard, dump, junk, abandon
Misanthrope
(n.) a person who hates or
despises people
Syn: people-hater
Pertinacious
(adj.) very persistent; holding
firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs;
hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or
denied
Syn: stubborn, dogged, determined
Picayune
(adj.) of little value or importance,
paltry, measly; concerned with trifling
matters, small-minded
Syn: inconsequential, piddling, trifling
Raiment
(n.) clothing, garments
Syn: apparel, attire
Allege
(v.) to assert without
proof or confirmation
Syn: claim, contend
Arrant
(adj.)thoroughgoing, out-and-out;shameless, blatant
Syn: egregious, unmitigated
Badinage
(n.) light and playful conversation
Syn: banter, persiflage, repartee
Conciliate
(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over;
to appease, pacify; to reconcile,
make consistent
Syn: placate, mollify, propitiate
Countermand
(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command
with another that is contrary to the first.
Syn: recall, revoke
Echelon
(n.) one of a series of grades in organization or field of
activity; an organized military unit; a step
like formation or arrangement
Syn: level, rank
Exacerbate
(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
Syn: aggravate, intensify, worsen
Fatuous
(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
Syn: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous
Irrefutable
(adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond
argument
Syn: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable
Juggernaut
(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object
that crushes whatever is in its path
Lackadaisical
(adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
Synonyms: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax
Litany
(n.)a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
Syn: rigmarole, catalog, megillah
Macabre
(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing,
having death as a subject
Syn: grotesque, grim, ghoulish
Paucity
(v.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
Syn: lack
Portend
(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about
to happen; to give advance warning of
Syn: bode, foretell, foreshadow,
suggest
Raze
(v.) to tear down;
destroy completely; to cut or scrape off
Syn: pull down, demolish, shave off
Recant
(v.) to withdraw a statement/belief to which one has previously been committed; to retract
Syn: repudiate, disavow
Saturate
(v.) soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; satisfy fully
Syn: permeate, drench, flood, imbue
Saturnine
(adj.) a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
Syn: Sullen, morose
Slough
(v.) cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud
Syn: shed, slog
Acclamation
(n.) a shout of welcome; an
overwhelming verbal vote of
approval.
Synonyms: ovation, cheering, plaudits
Bucolic
(adj.) characteristics of the countryside,
rural; relating to shepherds and
cowherds, pastoral
Synonym: rustic
Calumniate
(v.) to slander; to
accuse falsely
and maliciously;
to gossip
Synonyms:
defame, libel
Chary
(adj.) extremely cautious, hesitant, or
slow (to); reserved, diffident.
Synonym: skittish
Collusion
(n.) secret agreement or cooperation
Synonyms: conspiracy, plot, connivance
Dilettante
(n.) a dabbler in the arts; one who
engages in an activity in an amateurish,
trifling way; (adj.) superficial
Synonym: amateur
Imperturbable
(adj.) not easily excited;
emotionally steady
Synonym: unflappable,
unexcitable, serene,
unruffled
Increment
(n.) an enlargement, increase, addition
Synonym: accretion
Mandate
(n.) an authoritative command,
formal order, authorization; (v.) to
issue such an order
Synonym: directive
Paltry
(adj.) trifling, insignificant, mean,
despicable; inferior, trashy
Synonym: measly, meager, piddling,
trivial
Paroxysm
(n.) a sudden
outburst; a spasm, convulsion
Synonym:
fit, seizure
Pedantry
(n.) a pretentious
display of knowledge
Synonym:
nit-picking;
pettifoggery
Peregrination
(n.) the act of
traveling, especially on foot or to a
foreign country
Synonym:
journey,
wandering,
odyssey
Redolent
(adj.) fragrant, smelling
strongly; tending to arouse memories or create
an aura
Synonyms:
evocative,
reminiscent,
aromatic
Refulgent
(adj.) shining, radiant
Synonym:
splendid
Shibboleth
(n.) common place
saying or truism
Synonym:
password,slogan
Tyro
(n.) one with little or no
background or skill
Synonym:
beginner,
neophyte
Unremitting
(adj.) not stopping,
maintained steadily, never letting up
Synonym: incessant,
unrelenting
Vacillate
(v.) to waver weakly in
mind or will
Synonym:
fluctuate, oscillate
Vituperative
(adj.) harshly
abusive, severely scolding
Synonyms: insulting,
abusive, scurrilous
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