Final Vocab Prep Level E Sadlier

Units 4,5,6,7,8

Affiliated

Associated, connected

Ascertain

To find out

Attainment

An accomplishment, act of achieving

Bequeath

To give or pass on as an inheritance

Cogent

Forceful,relevant

Converge

To move toward on point, unite

Disperse

To scatter, spread far and wide

Esteem

To regard highly, respect

Expunge

To erase, destroy

Finite

Having limits, bounded

Invulnerable

Not able to be wounded or hurt, immune

Malevolent

Spiteful, showing ill will

Nonchalant

Cool and confident, unconcerned

Omniscient

Knowing everything, wise

Panacea

Cure-all, remedy for all ills

Scrupulous

Exact, careful

Skulk

To move in stealth, lurk(ing)

Supercilious

Proud and contemptuous, snobbish

Uncanny

Strange, beyond explination

Venial

Pardonable, forgivable

Altruistic

Unselfish, selfless

Assent

Agreement, consent

Benefactor

One who does good to others, patron

Chivalrous

Marked by honor, knightly

Clemency

Mercy, humaneness, gentle

Dearth

A lack, insufficiency

Diffident

Shy, timid

Discrepancy

A difference, lack of agreement

Embark

To go abroad, commence

Facile

Easily done, fluent

Indomitable

Unconquerable, invincible

Infallible

Free from error, certian

Plod

To walk heavily or slowly, trudge

Pungent

Causing a sharp sensation, stinging

Remiss

Neglectful, slack

Repose

To rest,

Temerity

Rashness, Boldness

Truculent

Fierce and cruel, agressive

Unfeigned

sincere, genuine

Virulent

Extremely poisonous, hateful

Accede

To yield to, comply

Brandish

To wave or flourish, swing

Compromise

To include or contain, compose of

Deft

Skillful, nimble

Destitute

Deprived of the necessities, lacking in

Explicit

Definite, clearly stated

Extirpate

To tear up by the roots, eradicate

Inopportune

Coming at a bad time, inappropriate

Ironic

Suggesting an incongruity between what might be, wry

Musty

Stale, moldy

Officious

Meddling, prying

Ominous

unfavorable, threating

Pinnacle

A high peak or point, apex

Premeditated

Considered beforehand, rehearsed

Rampant

Growing without check, wild

Solace

Comfort, relief

Stately

Dignified, majestic

Supple

Bending easily, flexible

Suppress

To stop by force, put down

Venal

Open or marked by bribery, dishonest

Abhor

To regard with honor, deteste

Amend

To change in a formal way, modify

Buffet

To slap or cuff, thump

Chaos

Great confusion, turmoil

Commodious

Roomy, spacious

Corrosive

Eating away gradually, acidlike

Discern

To see clearly, recognize

Extant

Still existing, surviving

Implicate

To involve in, entangle

Inter

To bury, commit to the earth

Martinet

A strict disciplinarian, taskmaker

Obviate

To anticipate and prevent, dispose of

Renegade

One who leaves a group, outlaw

Reprehensible

Deserving blame or punishment, guilty

Somber

Dark, gloomy

Squalid

Filthily, foul

Turbulent

Violent, stormy

Vociferous

Loud and noisy, uproarious

Voluminous

A great size of, bulky

Waive

To do without, decline

Animosity

Strong dislike, bitter hostiliy

Apathy

A lack of feeling-emotion-interest, detachment

Apprehensive

Fearful or anxious, worried

Commend

To praise, applaud

Compatible

Able to get along or work well together, harmonious

Condolence

An expression of sympathy, solace

Consecrate

To make sacred, to set apart for a special purpose

Decrepit

Old and deeble, rickety

Deride

To ridicule, mock

Ingenious

Innocent, frank

Multifarious

Having great variety, numerous and diverse

Obsolete

Out-of-date, no longer in use

Omnivorous

Eating every kind of food, all-devouring

Parsimonious

Stingy, cheap

Quandary

A state of perplexity, cofusion

Recalcitrant

Stubbornly disobedient, contrary

Reprisal

An injury done in return for injury, revenge

Revel

To take great pleasure in, relish

Stultify

To make ineffective or useless, cripple

Suave

Smoothly agreeable or polite, sophisticated