Sadlier Vocabulary Level E 1-4

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affiliated

(adj., part) associated, connected

ascertain

(verb) to find out

attainment

(noun) an accomplishment

bequeath

(verb) to give or pass on as an inheritance

cogent

(adj.) forceful

converge

(verb) to move toward one point

disperse

(verb) to scatter

esteem

(verb) to regard highly; (noun) a highly favorable opinion or judgment

expunge

(verb) to erase

finite

(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time

invulnerable

(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

malevolent

(adj.) spiteful

nonchalant

(adj.) cool and confident

omniscient

(adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

panacea

(noun) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

scrupulous

(adj.) exact

skulk

(verb) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

supercilious

(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

uncanny

(adj.) strange

venial

(adj.) easily excused; pardonable

adversary

(n.) an enemy

alienate

(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile

artifice

(n.) a skillful or clever device; a clever trick; trickery

coerce

(v.) to pressure; to bully; to intimidate

craven

(adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward

culinary

(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

liquidate

(v) to pay a debt

demise

(n) a death

exhilarate

(v.) to enliven

fallow

(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed

harass

(v.) to trouble by repeated attacks; to annoy

inclement

(adj.) stormy

muse

(v.) to think about in a dreamy way

negligible

(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded; trivial

perpetuate

(v.) to make permanent or long lasting; to continue; to preserve

precedent

(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action; tradition

punitive

(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment

redress

(v.) to set right

sojourn

(n.) a temporary stay; a visit (v.) to stay for a time

urbane

(adj.) refined in manner or style

Adroit

(adj.) Skillful

Amicable

(adj.) Peaceable

Averse

(adj.) Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed

Belligerent

(adj.) Given to fighting

Benevolent

(adj.) Kindly

Cursory

(adj.) Hasty

Duplicity

(n.) Treachery

Extol

(v.) To praise extravagantly

Feasible

(adj.) Possible

Grimace

(n.) a wry face

Holocaust

(n.) A large-scale destruction

Impervious

(adj.) Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

Impetus

(n.) A moving force

Jeopardy

(n.) danger

Meticulous

(adj.) Extremely careful; particular about details

Nostalgia

(n.) A longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

Retrogress

(v.) To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Scrutinize

(v.) To examine closely

Tepid

(adj.) Lukewarm; unenthusiastic

adulterate

(v). to corrupt

ambidextrous

(adj). able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful

augment

(v). to make larger

bereft

(adj). deprived or lacking

deploy

(v). to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

dour

(adj). stern

fortitude

(n). courage in facing difficulties

gape

(v). to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

gibe

(v). to utter taunting words; (n). an expression of scorn

guise

(n.) an external appearance

insidious

(adj). intended to deceive or entrap; sly

intimation

(n). a hint

opulent

(adj). wealthy

pliable

(adj). easily bent

reiterate

(v). to say again

stolid

(adj). not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull

tentative

(adj). experimental in nature

unkempt

(adj). not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished

verbatim

(adj). word for word; (adv). exactly as written or spoken

warily

(adv). cautiously