Vocabulary Workshop Level E All Units

affiliated

(adj., part.) associated, connected

ascertain

(v.) to find out

attainment

(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving

bequeath

(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance

cogent

(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

converge

(v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together

disperse

(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide

esteem

(v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement

expunge

(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy

finite

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

invulnerable

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

malevolent

(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will

nonchalant

(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned

omniscient

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

panacea

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

scrupulous

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

skulk

(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

supercilious

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

uncanny

(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

venial

(adj.) easily excused; pardonable

altruistic

(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

assent

(v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement

benefactor

(n.) one who does good to others

chivalrous

(adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

clemency

(n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

dearth

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

diffident

(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

discrepancy

(n.) a difference; a lack of agreement

embark

(v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

facile

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

indomitable

(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield

infallible

(adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable

plod

(v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

pungent

(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

remiss

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

repose

(v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

temerity

(n.) rashness, boldness

truculent

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

unfeigned

(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense

virulent

(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

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 the necessities of life; lacking in

explicit

(adj.) definite, clearly stated

extirpate

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

inopportune

(adj) coming 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; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

ominous

(adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of 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

adulterate

to corrupt, make worse by addition of something

ambidextrous

able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

augment

to make larger, increase

bereft

deprived of, made unhappy through loss

deploy

to position or arrange, to utilize, to for up

dour

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

fortitude

courage in facing difficulties

gape

to stare with open mouth

gibe

to utter taunting words, an expression of scorn

guise

an external appearance, cover, mask

insidious

intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

intimation

a hint, indirect suggestion

opulent

wealthy, luxurious; ample;grandiose

pliable

easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

reiterate

to say again, repeat

stolid

not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

tentative

experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

unkempt

not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

verbatim

word for word; exactly as written or spoken

warily

cautiously, with great care

adroit

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

amicable

peaceable, friendly

averse

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

belligerent

given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive, one at war, one engaged in war

benevolent

kindly, charitable

cursory

hasty, not thorough

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness

extol

to praise extravagantly

feasible

possible, able to be done

grimace

a wry face, facial distortion, to make a wry face

holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

impervious

not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

jeopardy

danger

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details

impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

retrogress

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

scrutinize

to examine closely

tepid

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest