Vocabulary Power Plus Level 11 Lesson 1-3

Aegis

A shield; protection

Rectify

To correct; to make right

Enervate

To weaken

Philanthropy

The act of donating money or work to those in need

Boor

A rude or impolite person

Fervent

Eager; earnest

Besiege

To overwhelm; to surround and attack

Carrion

Decaying flesh

Ignoble

Dishonorable; shameful

Amorphous

Shapeless, formless; vague

Factious

Causing disagreement

Ephemeral

Lasting only a brief time; short-lived

Perspicacity

Keenness of judgment

Erotic

Pertaining to sexual love

Opulent

Rich, luxurious; wealthy

Maelstorm

Whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind

Impotent

Powerless; lacking strength

Emendation

A correction

Gloat

To look at or think about with great satisfaction

Effate

Worn out; barren

Impale

To pierce with a pointed object; to spear

Bland

Mild; tasteless; dull

Extenuate

To lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses

Bestial

Savage; brutal

Diaphanous

Very sheer and light

Bauble

A showy but useless thing

Labyrinth

A complicated network of winding passages; a maze

Impediment

A barrier; an obstruction

Shard

A fragment

Nihilism

A total rejection of established laws

Adventitious

Accidental; nonessential

Fecund

Fertile; productive

Pedestrian

Ordinary or dull

Edify

To improve someone morally

Importune

To ask persistently

Deviate

To turn aside from a course; to beg

Bona Fide

In good faith

Glower

To stare angrily

Cataclysm

A violent change

Obfuscate

To confuse; to bewilder

Antithesis

An exact opposite; an opposite extreme

Chagrin

Embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

Parochial

Local; narrow; limited

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation

Optimum

Best; most favorable; ideal