English 8 ~ VW [Level C] ~ Units 1-5 Review

adage

proverb, wise saying

discordant

disagreeable in sound, jarring, lacking harmony

excerpt

a passage taken from a book, article; to quote

revert

to return, to go back

servile

of or relating to a slave, submissive, lacking spirit or independence, behaving like a slave or servant

antics

ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

detriment

harm or loss, injury, a disadvantage, a cause of injury

frugal

economical, avoiding waste and luxury, scanty, por, meager

invalidate

to make valueless, take away all force or effect

maim

to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

audacious

bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

devoid

not having or using, lacking

incapacitate

to deprive of strength or ability, to make legally ineligible

prodigious

immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

willful

stubbornly self-willed, done on purpose, deliberate

annul

to reduce to nothing, to make ineffective, to declare legally invalid or void

frivolous

of little importance, not worthy of serious attention, not meant seriously

peruse

to read thoroughly and carefully

qualm

a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

recourse

a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

aghast

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

assert

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

disdain

to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully, a feeling of contempt

indiscriminate

without restraint or control, unselective

plausible

appearing true, reasonable, or fair