Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 14

amplify

(v.) to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like

armistice

(n.) a temporary peace, halt in fighting

arrogant

(adj.) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance

bland

(adj.) gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste

disclaim

(v.) to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to

epoch

(n.) a distinct period of time, era, age

estrange

(v.) to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance

gratify

(v.) to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor

infinite

(adj.) exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; (n., preceded by the) an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; (cap. I) a name for God

irascible

(adj.) easily made angry, hot-tempered

kindred

(n.) a person's relatives; a family relationship; (adj.) related by blood; like, similar

naïve

(adj.) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience

niche

(n.) a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing

obliterate

(v.) to blot out completely, destroy utterly

ramshackle

(adj.) appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky

ransack

(v.) to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder

rote

(n.) unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something; (adj.) based on a mechanical routine

solvent

(adj.) able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; (n.) a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens

tedious

(adj.) long and tiresome

vendor

(n.) a person who sells something