Vocabulary Power Plus Level 10 Lesson 1-10

Divulge

To tell; to reveal

Abet

To assist or encourage, especially in wrong doing

Ardor

An intense feeling of devotion or eagerness

Dogmatic

Arogent and stubborn about one's beliefs

Insipid

Lacking flavor; dull ; not at all stimulating

Proclivity

A natural leaning or tendency

Extraneous

Not essential, not constituting a vital part

Coerce

To force by using pressure, intimitation or threats

Jaundiced

Prejudiced; hostile

Occlude

To block the passage of

Metitculous

Extremely, sometimes excessivley; careful about small details

Temerity

Recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger

Rote

A habitual repetitive routine or procedure

Ascribe

To credit as to the cause or the source

Gregarious

Sociable; fond of the company of others

disabuse

to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

heresy

an opinion different from accepted belief

audit

to check the accuracy of financial accounts and records

motley

made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

libation

a drink, especially an alcoholic one

docile

easy to teach or manage

restive

impatient, uneasy, or restless

banter

teasing; playful conversation

castigate

to criticize or punish severely

anathema

a hated, repellant person or thing

gauche

lacking social graces; tactless

ignominy

public shame or disgrace

dither

to hesitate nervously

emaciated

extremely thin; wasted away

repine

to be discontent as though yearning for something; to complain

irascible

easily angered

bacchanalian

wild and drunken

maudlin

overly sentimental

extradite

to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority

furtive

secret, stealthy

mettle

courage and determination

conflate

to combine into one

mercenary

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

bastion

a strong defense or fort

avarice

greed; desire for wealth

jettison

to cast overboard; to discard

solvent

able to pay all debts and financial obligations

ostracize

to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

tackle

the equipment for a specific activity

copious

numerous; large in quantity

despondent

feeling gloomy or hopeless

protocol

the formal or official way of correctly doing something

candid

honest and straightforward

jingoism

extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

redress

to make right, to correct

argot

a specialized vocabulary used by a group

appease

to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily)

strident

harsh sounding; grating

chaos

complete disorder

expunge

to erase or eliminate

bigot

one who is intolerant of differences in others

augment

to make larger, increase

toilsome

requiring exhaustive effort; laborious

negligence

careless neglect, often resulting in injury

privation

lack of basic life necessities; extreme poverty

retinue

followers or servants who accompany an important person

disparity

inequality; difference

extol

to praise highly

conscript

to force someone into military service

rancor

extreme hatred or ill will

clement

merciful; lenient

unfettered

free from restrictions

adamant

unyielding; firm in opinion

impute

To credit with cause or fault

diffident

lacking in self-confidence; shy

ostensible

professed but not necessarily true

inexorable

unrelenting; unavoidable

Cliché

a worn-out idea or overused expression

opus

a creative work, especially a numbered composition

prate

to talk pointlessly and at length

credence

n. belief or trust

collate

v. to arrange into the proper order, especially documents

connoisseur

n. an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine

enigma

n. a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

genteel

adj. polite and respectable in manner

officious

adj. excessively eager to deliver unasked for or unwanted help

fetid

adj. having a bad odor

jaunty

adj. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp

condone

v. to forgive or overlook an offense

torpor

n. a state of sluggish mental or physical activity; a state of not caring

enthrall

v. to captivate as though spellbound

dilettante

n. one who merely dabbles in an art or a science

venal

adj. capable of betraying trust, especially if bribed

nuance

n. a slight or subtle degree of difference

cult

n. an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles

transpose

v. to change the order or place of, especially letters, words, or musical notes

dilemma

n. a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options

sardonic

adj. using mocking or scornful humor

intern

n. a student or recent graduate working as an apprentice while learning a job

ambivalent

adj. having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide

destitute

adj. extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter

demure

adj. quiet and modest; reserved

intrepid

adj. without fear; brave

affront

n. an outrageous insult, often public

erudite

adj. scholarly; learned