Sadlier Level F (Units 1-9) (copy)

approbation

(n) expression of approval, praise

assuage

(v) to make easier to milder, appease

coalition

(n) union, group, merger for a purpose

decadence

(n) decline, decay, excessive

elicit

(v) to draw forth, elicit a response

expostulate

(v) attempt to dissuade, fix with logic, not force

hackneyed

(adj) use so often, lack freshness, common, overused

hiatus

(n) a gap, a break, missing

innuendo

(n) a hint, suggestion, reference (derogatory sense)

intercede

(v) to plead on behalf of someone else, intervene

jaded

(adj) worn-out, dulled, excessive indulgence

lurid

(adj) causing shock, horror, lack of restraint

meritorious

(adj) worthy, deserving recognition

petulant

(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, whinny

prerogative

(n) a special right, special quality, excellence

provincial

(adj) narrow in mind or outlook

(n) person with narrow point of view

simulate

(v) make pretense of, pretend

transcend

(v) to rise above, exceed, surpass

umbrage

(n) shade cast by trees, overshadowing influence or power

unctuous

(adj) excessively smooth, trying too hard, oily, pliable

ameliorate

(v) to improve, make better

aplomb

(n) poise, assurance, grace, self-confidence

bombastic

(adj) pompous, overblown, fluff, conceal a lack of ideas

callow

(adj) without experience, immature, lacking

drivel

(n) saliva, foolish, nonsense

(v) to let saliva flow from the mouth, gibberish

epitome

(n) summary, best example of

exhort

(v) to urge stronger, cheer forward

ex officio

(adj, adv) by virtue of holding a certain office

infringe

(v) to violate, go beyond boundaries

ingratiate

(v) to make oneself agreeable, pretend for selfish use

interloper

(n) an intruder

intrinsic

(adj) essential, inherent

inveigh

(v) express strong disapproval

lassitude

(n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy, torpor

millennium

(n) a period of one thousand years, period of great joy, golden age

occult

(adj) hidden from view, magical

(v) cover up

(n) matters involving

permeate

(v) penetrate, spreading

precipitate

(v) falls as moisture, precipitation

(adj) charactered by excessive haste

(n) moisture, the product of an action or process

stringent

(adj) strict, sharp or bitter to the taste

surmise

(v) think without certain supporting evidence

(n) idea lacking proof

abominate

(v) intense dislike, despite

acculturation

(n) modification, immigrants joining the country

adventitious

(adj) resulting from chance, happy accident

ascribe

(v) to assign or to refer to, attribute, to denote

circuitous

(adj) not direct

commiserate

(v) to sympathize with, to feel for

enjoin

(v) to direct or order, to command

expedite

(v) to make easy, to speed up

expiate

(v) to make amends, to make up for

ferment

(n) state of great excitement, chaos

(v) great state of excitement, fermentation

inadvertent

(adj) unintentional, “opps”

nominal

(adj) small, only in name

noncommittal

(adj) not decisive, unwilling to take a clear position

peculate

(v) to steal something, backstabber

proclivity

(n) a natural inclination, natural behavior

sangfroid

(n) composure or coolness, aplomb, poise

seditious

(adj) resistant to lawful authority, rebellion

tenuous

(adj) thin, slender, weak, poorly supported

vitriolic

(adj) bitter, sarcastic, bites like venom

wheedle

(v) use coaxing or flattery to gain some end, kissing up to

affable

(adj) pleasant, easy to talk to, friendly

aggrandize

(v) increase in greatness, make bigger

amorphous

(adj) shapeless, unstructured, inchoate

archetype

(n) an original model, prototype

aura

(n) that which surrounds (atmosphere), distinctive air

contraband

(n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods

(adj) illegal

erudite

(adj) learned, educated

gossamer

(adj) thin, light, delicate

(n) very thin, light cloth

inscrutable

(adj) incapable of being understood, mysterious

insular

(adj) situated on an island, arrow or isolated outlook, an island, someone separated

irrevocable

(adj) can’t be changed or taken back

propensity

(n) natural inclination, proclivity, liking

querulous

(adj) peevish, cranky

remonstrate

(v) to argue with, protest against, expostulate

repudiate

(v) to disown, “no” with hate

resilient

(adj) able to return to original shape, flexible, hardy

reverberate

(v) to re-echo, “reverb”

scurrilous

(adj) coarsely abusive, foul-mouthed

sedulous

(adj) persistent, hardworking

sleazy

(adj) thin, flimsy, cheap, wish.com, ethically low

amnesty

(n) a general pardon for offense to a government, act of forgiveness

autonomy

(n) self-government, political control, self control

axiomatic

(adj) self-evident, taken for granted, obvious

blazon

(v) to adorn or embellish, to proclaim widely, to bedazzle

caveat

(n) warning or caution, red flag

equitable

(adj) fair, just, unbiased

extricate

(v) to free from entanglements, remove with efforts

filch

(v) to steal, sntach

flout

(v) to mock, defy, disdain

fractious

(adj) tending to be troublesome, unpredictable, grouchy

precept

(n) a rule of conduct, principle

salutary

(adj) beneficial, wholesome, good

scathing

(adj) bitterly severe, savage

scourge

(v) to ship, punish

(n) beat, whip, source of severe punishment

sepulchral

(adj) funereal, tomb, gloomy

soporific

(adj) cause sleep

(n) something that induces sleep

straitlaced

(adj) extremely strict, convetional

transient

(adj) lasting a short time, evanescent

(n) one who stays a short time

unwieldy

(adj) not easily carried or handled due to size, awkward or clumsy

vapid

(adj) full, tiresome, flat, plain