Sadlier Vocab S. 2

6A

atone

(v) to make up for

credible

(adj) believable

doleful

(adj) sad; dreary

hamper

(v) to hold back

impoverished

(adj) poor, in state in poverty; depleted

lucid

(adj) easy to understand; clear; rational, sane

posthumous

(adj) occurring or published after death

sardonic

(adj) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

supplant

(v) to take the place of, supersede

tenacious

(adj) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

Bondage

(n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down

Defray

(v.) to pay for

Dilligent

(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

Ghastly

(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale

Hew

(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

Incessant

(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time

Intricate

(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

Prim

(adj.) overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish

Superfluous

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

Taunt

(v.) to jeer at, mock

(n.) an insulting or mocking remark

Adieu

(int.) “Farewell!”

(n.) a farewell

Advent

(n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view

Exorbitant

(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive

Inundate

(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

Malign

(v.) to speak evil of, slander

(adj.) evil

Metropolis

(n.) a large city; the chief city of an area

Obstreperous

(adj.) noisy; unruly, disorderly

Shoddy

(adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

Vagrant

(n.) an idle wanderer, tramp

(adj.) wandering aimlessly

Perilous

(adj.) dangerous

Apex

(n.) the highest point, tip

Assimilate

(v.) to absorb fully; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

Bogus

(adj.) false, counterfeit

Interim

(n.) the time between

(adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

Meander

(v.) to wander about, wind about

(n.) a sharp turn or twist

Momentous

(adj.) very important

Pensive

(adj.) thoughtful, melancholy 

Sprightly

(adj.) lively, full of life; spicy, favorful

Surly

(adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude

Tirade

(n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

asylum

(n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety.

console

(v) to comfort 

(n) the keyboard of an organ, a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device.

dwindle

(v) to lessen, diminish

flippant

(adj) lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy

liability

(n) a debt, something disadvantageous

pugnacious

(adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

realm

n. a kingdom; a region or field of study

rejuvenate

(v) to make young again; to make like new

sterling

(adj) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

warp

(v) to twist out of shape (n) an abnormality