Sadlier Vocab Level E Units 1-6

Accede

(v) to yield to ; to assume an office or dignity

Brandish

(v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Comprise

(v) to include or contain; to be made up of

Deft

(adj) skillful, nimble

Destitute

(adj) deprived of necessities of life; lacking in

Explicit

(adj) definite, clearly stated

Extirpate

(v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

inopportune

(adj) corning at a bad time, not appropriate

Ironic

(adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

Musty

(adj) stale, moldy; out of date

Officious

(adj) meddling; excessivly forward in offering services or assuming authority.

Ominious

(adj) unfavorable, threatening, bad omen

Pinnacle

(n) a high peak or point

Premeditated

(adj, part) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Rampant

(adj) growing without check, running wild

Solace

(n) comfort, relief: (v) to comfort, console

Stately

(adj) dignified, majestic

Supple

(adj) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable servile

Suppress

(v) to stop by force, put down

Venal

(adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

altruistic

(adjective)
unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

assent

(verb)
to express agreement
(noun)
agreement

benefactor

(noun)
one who does good to others

chivalrous

(adjective)
marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

clemency

(noun)
mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

dearth

(noun)
a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

diffident

(adjective)
shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

discrepancy

(noun)
a difference; a lack of agreement

embark

(verb)
to go abroad; to make a start; to invest

facile

(adjective)
easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

indomitable

(adjective)
unconquerable, refusing to yield

infallible

(adjective)
free from error; absolutely dependable

plod

(verb)
to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

pungent

(adjective)
causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

remiss

(adjective)
neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

repose

(verb)
to rest, lie; place
(noun)
relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

temerity

(noun)
rashness, boldness

truculent

(adjective)
fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

unfeigned

(adjective)
sincere, real, without pretense

virulent

(adjective)
extremenly posionous; full of malice; spiteful

affiliated

(adjective, participle)
associated, connected

ascertain

(verb)
to find out

attainment

(noun)
an accomplishment, the act of achieving

bequeath

(verb)
to give or pass on as an inheritance

cogent

(adjective)
forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

converge

(verb)
to move toward one point, approach nearer together

disperse

(verb)
to scatter, spread far and wide

esteem

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

expunge

(verb)
to erase, obliterate, destroy

finite

(adjective)
having limits; lasting for a limited time

invulnerable

(adjective)
not being able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

malevolent

(adjective)
spiteful, showing ill will

nonchalant

(adjective)
cool and confident, unconcerned

omniscient

(adjective)
knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

panacea

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

scrupulous

(adjective)
exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

skulk

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

supercilious

(adjective)
proud and conteptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

uncanny

(adjective)
strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

venial

(adjective)
easily excused; pardonable

adversary

(noun)
an enemy, opponent

alienate

(verb)
to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

artifice

(noun)
skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

coerce

(verb)
to compel; force

craven

(adjective)
cowardly
(noun)
a coward

culinary

(adjective)
of or related to cooking or the kitchen

demise

(noun)
to death, especially of a person in a lofty position

exhilarate

(verb)
to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

fallow

(adjective)
plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
(noun)
land left unseeded
(verb)
to plow but not seed

harass

(verb)
to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

inclement

(adjective)
stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

liquidate

(verb)
to pay a debt, settle and account; to eliminate

muse

(verb)
to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

negligible

(adjective)
so unimportant that it can be disregarded

perpetuate

(verb)
to make permanent or long lasting

precedent

(noun)
an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

punitive

(adjective)
inflicting or aiming at punishment

redress

(verb)
to set right, remedy
(noun)
relief from wrong or injury

sojourn

(noun)
a temporary stay
(verb)
to stay for a time

urbane

(adjective)
refined in manner or style, suave

adroit

(adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

amicable

(adj) peaceable, friendly

averse

(adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

belligerent

(adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

(n) one at war, one engaged in war

benevolent

(adj) kindly, charitable

cursory

(adj) hasty, not thorough

duplicity

(n) treachery, deceitfulness

extol

(v) to praise extravagantly

feasible

(adj) possible, able to be done

grimace

(n) a wry face, facial distortion

(v) to make a wry face

holocaust

(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burn

impervious

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

impetus

(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

jeopardy

(n) danger

nostalgia

(n) a longing for something past; homesickness

meticulous

(adj) extremely careful; particular about details

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, marked by an absence of interest