Sadler Oxford Vocabulary Level G Unit 11

Abrogate

(V.) to cancel

Ambient

(Adj.) completely surrounding

Asperity

(N.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

Burnish

(V.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, Polish; (N.) gloss, brightness, luster

Cabal

(N.) a smaller group working in secret

Delectable

(Adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (N.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish

Deprecate

(V.) to express mild disapproval;

Detritus

(N.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from wearing away or destruction

Ebullient

(Adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement

Eclectic

(Adj.) drawn from different sources; (N.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

Flaccid

(Adj.) limp, not firm;

Impecunious

(Adj.) having little or no money

Inexorable

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

Moribund

(Adj.) dying

Necromancer

(N.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, a magician or wizard

Onerous

(Adj.) burdensome; involving hardship

Rife

(Adj.) common, widespread, full

Rudiments

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

Sequester

(V.) to set apart

Winnow

(V.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable