Sadlier Connect Level E Vocabulary and Literary Terms

A comprehensive collection of vocabulary terms from Sadlier Connect Level E (Units 7-12) and key literary, poetic, and dramatic terms derived from the lecture notes.

Abhor

to hate intensely; detest

Amend

to change or modify; to improve

Buffet

to strike repeatedly; to knock about

Chaos

complete disorder and confusion

Commodious

spacious and comfortable

Corrosive

eating away or wearing down gradually

Discern

to perceive or recognize; to distinguish

Extant

still in existence; surviving

Implicate

to involve or connect someone in wrongdoing

Inter

to bury a dead body

Martinet

a strict disciplinarian; someone who demands rigid adherence to rules

Obviate

to remove or prevent a difficulty

Renegade

a person who abandons their group or principles

Reprehensible

deserving blame or censure; morally wrong

Somber

dark or dull in color; serious or gloomy in mood

Squalid

sordid and corrupt; filthy and degraded

Turbulent

characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion

Vociferous

marked by noisy or emphatic outcry

Voluminous

occupying much space; large in quantity or extent

Waive

to relinquish or forgo something willingly

Animosity

active hatred or enmity

Apathy

lack of emotion or interest; indifference

Apprehensive

anxious or fearful about the future

Commend

to praise or approve; to recommend

Compatible

able to exist together without conflict

Condolence

sympathy and concern for someone in grief

Consecrate

to set apart as sacred; to dedicate solemnly

Decrepit

worn out or ruined from age or use

Deride

to mock or laugh at scornfully

Ingenuous

innocent and naive; frank and open

Multifarious

many and of various types; very diverse

Obsolete

no longer in use; out of date

Omnivorous

eating all kinds of food; indiscriminate in consumption

Parsimonious

unwilling to spend money; stingy

Quandary

a state of perplexity or uncertainty

Recalcitrant

stubbornly resisting authority or control

Reprisal

an act of retaliation

Revel

to take great pleasure or delight; to celebrate

Stultify

to cause to appear foolish; to reduce to ineffectiveness

Suave

charming and sophisticated in manner

Allocate

to distribute or assign for a specific purpose

Ardent

enthusiastic or passionate; burning with zeal

Assiduous

showing careful and persistent application

Brash

marked by boldness or lack of respect; hasty

Capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Chastise

to punish, especially by beating; to reprimand

Copious

abundant or plentiful

Deviate

to depart from an established course or standard

Emaciated

abnormally thin, especially due to starvation or disease

Exult

to show triumphant elation or jubilation

Gnarled

knotted, twisted, and rough, especially with age

Indemnity

compensation for loss or damage; security against penalty

Inkling

a slight or vague hint or notion

Limpid

clear and transparent; easily understood

Omnipotent

having unlimited power; almighty

Palatable

agreeable to the taste; acceptable or satisfactory

Poignant

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Rancor

deep and bitter feeling; resentment

Sophomoric

immature or juvenile; pretentious

Spontaneous

performed or occurring without deliberate planning

Acquiesce

to accept or agree to something without protest

Allure

to attract or entice; a power of attraction

Askew

turned or placed at an angle; awry

Blithe

carefree or lighthearted; unconcerned

Contentious

causing or involving heated debate; quarrelsome

Crestfallen

disappointed and dispirited

Disheveled

untidy and disarranged

Insuperable

too great or difficult to overcome

Lamentable

regrettable or disappointing; sorrowful

Misnomer

a name that is wrongly applied or unsuitable

Respite

a short period of rest or relief from something unpleasant

Sinuious

having many curves and turns; lithe and supple

Sonorous

deep or rich in sound; impressive in tone

Vanguard

the foremost position or the leading group

Wastrel

a person who squanders money or resources; an idle person

Allude

to refer to something indirectly or by suggestion

Clairvoyant

having or claiming the power to see future events

Conclusive

serving to prove or settle a matter definitively

Disreputable

not respectable in appearance or character

Endemic

native to or confined to a particular region

Exemplary

serving as a desirable model; commendable

Fathom

to understand or comprehend; to measure the depth of

Guile

deceitful cunning or craftiness

Integrity

the quality of being honest and upright

Itinerary

a planned route or journey; a record of travel

Misconstrue

to interpret incorrectly

Obnoxious

unpleasant or offensive; objectionable

Placate

to calm or appease someone who is angry

Placid

calm and peaceful; undisturbed

Potent

powerful in effect; strong or influential

Pretext

a false reason used to hide the real reason

Protrude

to extend beyond or stick out from a surface

Plagiarism

the act of presenting another's work as one's own

Stark

bare and bleak in appearance; complete and absolute

Superficial

existing or occurring only on the surface; shallow

Abjure

to renounce formally or solemnly; to reject

Acrid

having a bitter or pungent taste or smell

August

impressive and dignified; of high rank

Callous

insensitive to the suffering of others; emotionally hardened

Clandestine

secret or hidden; surreptitious