3rd Form Unit 14,13,12,11,10

Annex

(v.) To add to, attach: to incorporate;(n.) An attachment or addition

Cleave

(v.) To cut or split open; to cling to

Cordial

(adj.) in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; (n.) A liqueur

Cornerstone

(n.) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element

Debacle

(n.) an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure

Devitalize

to make weak or lifeless

Embroil

(v.) to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion

Exonerate

(v.) to clear from a charge or accusation

Glib

(adj.) ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere

Haphazard

(adj.) by chance; not planned; lacking order

Improvise

(v.) to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials

Incite

to rouse, stir up, urge on

Influx

(n.) a coming in, inflow

Pallor

(n.) an extreme or unnatural paleness

Pedigree

(n.) a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something

Precipitous

very steep

Profuse

(adj.) very abundant; given or flowing freely

Reconcile

(v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)

Shackle

(v.) to put into chains; (n., usually pl.) a chain, fetter

Threadbare

(adj.) shabby, old and worn

Ad Infinitum

endlessly

Apportion

to divide and give out in shares

Bona fide

genuine; sincere

Bouyant

(adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful

Clique

a small, exclusive group of people

Concede

(v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit

Congenial

(adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

Lofty

(adj.) very high; noble

Migration

A movement from one country or region to another

Perceive

(v.) to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally

Perverse

(adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper

Prelude

(n.) an introduction; that which comes before or leads off

Rancid

(adj.) stale, spoiled

Rustic

(adj.) country-like; simple, plain; awkward; (n.) one who lives in the country

Sever

to separate, divide into parts

Sordid

(adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Untenable

(adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Versatile

able to do many things well; capable of many uses

Vindicate

(v.) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify

Wane

(v.) to lose size, strength, or power

Appreciable

sufficient to be noticed or measured

Autocratic

absolute in power or authority

Blanch

(v.) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil

Blasphemy

an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred

Brawny

strong, muscular

Concerted

planned or performed in cooperation with others

Contend

(v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue

Humane

kind, merciful

Illustrious

(adj.) very famous, distinguished

Intolerable

unbearable

Irreverent

disrespectful

Laborious

(adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking

Lithe

(adj.) bending easily, limber

Maltreat

(v.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely

Ponder

(v.) to consider carefully, reflect on

Subversive

(adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system

Synthetic

(adj.) made or put together by people; (n.) something artificial

Temperate

mild, moderate

Venomous

(adj.) poisonous; spiteful, mean

Wily

(adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning

Brevity

shortness

Comport

to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement

Concise

expressing much in few words

Demure

(adj.) sober or serious in manner, modest

Depreciation

(n.) a lessening in value; a belittling

Deteriorate

(v.) to lower in quality or value; to wear away

Divulge

(v.) to tell, reveal; to make public

Enlightened

(adj.) free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding

Forestall

to prevent by acting first

Garble

to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible

Proponent

(n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief

Quaver

(v.) to shake, tremble; to trill

Recoil

to spring back, shrink; the act of springing back

Recoup

to make up for, regain

Reek

an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression

Relentless

unyielding, harsh, without pity

Rivulet

a small stream

Squander

(v.) to spend foolishly, waste

Staccato

detached or disconnected in sound or style

Statute

a law

Adept

(adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert

Aspire

(v.) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend

Bleak

(adj.) bare, dreary, dismal

Chide

(v.) to blame; scold

Despicable

(adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible

Diminutive

(adj.) small, smaller than most others of the same type

Emancipate

(v.) to free from slavery; to release or liberate

Erroneous

(adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes

Exploit

(v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed

Extemporaneous

made or delivered on the spur of the moment

Impair

to make imperfect, damage, harm

Invincible

not able to be defeated, unbeatable

Languid

(adj.) drooping; without energy, sluggish

Mire

(n.) mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; (v.) to get stuck

Obtrusive

(adj.) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

Preamble

(n.) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing

Render

(v.) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract

Rugged

(adj.) rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy

Skeptical

(adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

Slipshod

(adj.) untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy