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Sadlier-Oxford Level H Unit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6

Terms in this set (35)

obloquy
a public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure
maudlin
(adj.) excessively or effusively sentimental
modulate
(v.) to change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust
portentous
(adj.) foreshadowing an event to come;causing wonder or awe; self consciously weighty, pompous
saturnalian
(adj.) characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness
vitiate
(v.) to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of
commensurate
equal in size, extent, duration, or importance
immure
to enclose or confine within walls; to seclude or isolate
insouciant
blithely indifferent or unconcerned
philippic
a bitter verbal attack
prurient
having lustful desires or interests
tendentious
intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan
vicissitude
a change, variation, or alteration
ancillary
(adj.) subordinate or supplementary
bowdlerize
(v.) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)
paean
(n.) a song of praise, joy, or triumph
persiflage
(n.) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
aegis
(n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship
apprise
(v.) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
claque
(n.) a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat
deracinate
(v.) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of
lexicon
(n.) a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium
obfuscate
(v.) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
purview
(n.) the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute
sanguine
(adj) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
solecism
(n.) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake
verisimilitude
(n.) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable
chimerical
(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
effete
(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out of date
liturgy
(n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
noisome
(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
poltroon
(n.) a base coward
proselyte
(n.) a convert; a disciple
raillery
(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing
ribald
(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
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