Sadler unit 14 level F

amenable

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

berate

to scold or rebuke severely and at length

carnage

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

credulous

believing on slight evidence, gullible

criterion

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

deplete

To use up; waste

expatiate

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

extraneous

inessential; not constituting a vital part

inception

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

infirmity

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

jejune

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

obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

potpourri

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

precocious

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

sadistic

(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel

sententious

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

supplicate

to beg earnestly and humbly

surfeit

an excessive amount

tortuous

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

turgid

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