Vocab Unit 11 Level G

Abrogate

(v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

Abrogate

S: annul

Abrogate

S: revoke

Ambient

(adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing

Asperity

(n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

Asperity

S: rigor

Asperity

S: harshness

Burnish

(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish

Burnish

(n.) gloss, brightness, luster

Burnish

S: shine

Burnish

S: buff

Cabal

(n.) a small group working in secret

Cabal

S: ring

Cabal:

S: gang

Cabal

S: plot

Cabal

S: conspiracy

Delectable

(adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory;

Delectable

(n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish

Delectable

S: scrumptious

Deprecate

(v.) to expres mild disapproval; to belittle

Deprecate

S: deplore

Deprecate

S: frown upon

Detritus

(n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

Detritus

S: wreckage

Detritus

S: ruins

Detritus

S: rubble

Ebullient

(adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling

Ebullient

S: exhilarated

Ebullient

S: elated

Eclectic

(adj.) draw from different sources

Eclectic

(n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

Eclectic

S: selective

Eclectic

S: synthetic

Eclectic

S: pick-and-choose

Flaccid

(adj.) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

Flaccid

S: soft

Flaccid

S: flabby

Impecunious

(adj.) having little or no money

Impecunious

S: impoverished

Impecunious

S: indigent

Inexorable

(adj.) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

Inexorable

S: ineluctable

Inexorable

S: obdurate

Moribund

(adj.) dying, on the way out

Moribund

S: obsolescent

Necromancer

(n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

Necromancer

S: sorcerer

Necromancer

S: conjurer

Onerous

(adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

Onerous

S: weighty

Rife

(adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often, full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

Rudiments

(n. pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

Rudiments

S: basics

Rudiments

S: fundamentals

Sequester

(v.) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

Sequester

S: segregate

Sequester

S: isolate

Sequester

S: closet

Winnow

(v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan

Winnow

S: sift

Winnow

S: strain

Winnow

S: filter

Winnow

S: sort