sadlier 5-8 grade 10

assent

agreement

benefactor

one who does good to others

facile

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

temerity

rashness, boldness

virulent

extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful

repose

relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

diffident

shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

truculent

fierce and cruel, aggressive; deadly, destructive, scathingly harsh

dearth

a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

embark

to go aboard; to make a start, to invest

chivalrous

marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

clemency

mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

indomitable

unconquerable, refusing to yield

infallible

free from error; absolutely dependable

plod

to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

altruistic

unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

discrepancy

a difference; a lack of agreement

remiss

neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

unfeigned

sincere, real, without pretense

pungent

causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

officious

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

rampant

growing without check, running wild

musty

stale, moldy; out-of-date

suppress

to stop by force, put down

stately

dignified, majestic

accede

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

brandish

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

deft

skillful, nimble

ominous

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

destitute

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

supple

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

comprise

to include or contain; to be made up of

pinnacle

a high peak or point

solace

to comfort, console

venal

open to or marked by bribery or corruption

ironic

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

inopportune

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

extirpate

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

premeditated

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

explicit

definite, clearly stated

voluminous

of great size, numerous; writing or speaking at great length

extant

still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

inter

to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

reprehensible

deserving blame or punishment

commodious

roomy, spacious

vociferous

loud and noisy; compelling attention

turbulent

disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

martinet

a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

buffet

a slap, blow

renegade

traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

amend

to change in a formal way; to change for the better

obviate

to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

waive

to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

chaos

great confusion, disorder

squalid

filthy, wretched, debased

discern

to see clearly, recognize

somber

dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

abhor

to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

implicate

to involve in; to connect with or be related to

corrosive

eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic

animosity

strong dislike; bitter hostility

suave

smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

apprehensive

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

apathy

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

reprisal

an injury done in return for injury

ingenuous

innocent, simple; frank, sincere

revel

to take great pleasure in

deride

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

decrepit

old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

omnivorous

eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

commend

to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention, commit to the care of

stultify

to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

condolence

an expression of sympathy

quandary

a state of perplexity or doubt

multifarious

having great variety; numerous and diverse

compatible

able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

recalcitrant

stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

consecrate

to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

obsolete

out-of-date, no longer in use

parsimonious

stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small