Sadlier Level H Unit 12

Apposite

(adj.) appropriate, pertinent

Augur

(n.) a prophet or someone who predicts the future

(v.) to predict

Bilk

(v.) to trick or cheat

Charisma

(n.) the special personal magnetism or aura about a person

Debilitate

(v.) to make weak or feeble

Execrable

(adj.) utterly detestable

Impinge

(v.) to encroach on someone’s territory (literally or figuratively)

Labyrinth

(n.) a crazy maze

Narcissism

(n.) excessive self-love or vanity

Pastiche

(n.) an artistic blending of things (like a mixtape)

Penultimate

(adj.) second to last

Precarious

(adj.) dangerous, risky, uncertain

Rapport

(n.) a close and harmonious relationship

Utilitarian

(adj.) stressing practicality

Vacuous

(adj.) lacking substance or meaning

Vagary

(n.) an unpredictable occurrence (usually used in the plural)

Viable

(adj.) doable

Xenophobia

(n.) an intense fear of strangers

Zany

(adj.) clownish, quirky, crazy

(n.) someone who is that way

Zealot

(n.) an ardent follower