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Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level F - Units 8-15

Terms in this set (160)

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

(n.) dismay, confusion

(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body

(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with

(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion

(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

(adj.) mean, low, base

(v.) to call into question; to attack as false

(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

(n.) faithlessness, treachery

(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive

(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)

(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious

(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up

(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

(adj.) untidy, dirty, careless

(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull

(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place

(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

(v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy

(adj.) effective, producing results

(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic

(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance

(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence

(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative

(adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester

(adj.) extremely generous, lavish

(v.) to delay, put off until later

(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying

(adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn

(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

(adj.) deserving of blame or correction

(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion.

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward

(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied

(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe

(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

(n.) a representation (especially in drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

(n) a loud ringing sound; (v) to make a loud ringing noise

(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

(n.) an eager desire for something; greed

(adj.) harfmul, injurious

(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

(v.) to restate in other words; (n.)a statement that presents a given idea in new language

(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush

(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou

(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

(v.) to affirm, declare confidently

(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense

(v.) to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to pierce; (n.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks

(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure

(n.) noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)

(v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose

(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts

(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation

(v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder

(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm

(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly

(adj.) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercare h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusal strength

(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless

(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future

Incontrovertible

(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute

(adj., part.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occuring at an appropriate time

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

(n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendent in a legal suit

(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

(v.) to scold sharply

(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life

(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived

(n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation

(v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly

(v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant

(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.

(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)

(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

(adj.) stubborn, unyielding

(n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent

(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)

(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel

(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy

(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly

(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess

(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language

(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance

(n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection

(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered

(v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit

(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior

(adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done

(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien

(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood

(adj., adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n.) an extemporaneous composition of remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor

(v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity

(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame

(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending

(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer

(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable

(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's)

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

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