whole book vocab test level f

Adamant

(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance

Brouhaha

(n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

Bulwark

(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection

Choleric

(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered

Cloy

(v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit

Curtail

(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

Deference

(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior

Definitive

(adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done

Demeanor

(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien

Enigmatic

(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood

Impromptu

(adj., adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

Mawkish

(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor

Mollify

(v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity

Onus

(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame

Presentiment

(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

Profligate

(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending

Remit

(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer

Requisite

(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable

Sartorial

(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's)

Thwart

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

Amenable

(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

Berate

(v.) to scold sharply

Carnage

(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life

credulous

(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived

Criterion

(n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation

Deplete

(v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly

Expatiate

(v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

Extraneous

(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant

Inception

(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.

Infirmity

(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)

Jejune

(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

Obdurate

(adj.) stubborn, unyielding

Potpourri

(n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent

Precocious

(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)

Sadistic

(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel

Sententious

(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy

Supplicate

(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly

Surfeit

(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess

Tortuous

(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

Turgid

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language

Abet

(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

Aver

(v.) to affirm, declare confidently

Blatant

(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense

Broach

(v.) to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to pierce; (n.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks

Buttress

(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure

Carousal

(n.) Noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)

Collate

(v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some scientific purpose

Connoisseur

(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts

Disconsolate

(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation

Encumber

(v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder

Foment

(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm

Grisly

ghastly, inspiring fear

Herculean

(adj.) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercare h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusal strength

Impassive

(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless

Inauspicious

(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future

Incontrovertible

(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute

Nonplussed

(adj., part.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

Opportune

(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occuring at an appropriate time

Prolific

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

Rejoinder

(n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendent in a legal suit

Absolve

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Caricature

(n.) a representation (especially in drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

Clangor

(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise

Contiguous

(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

Cupidity

(n.) an eager desire for something; greed

Deleterious

(adj.) harmful, injurious

Enhance

(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

Enthrall

(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

Extenuate

(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

Implicit

(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

Incisive

(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

Ostentatious

(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Paragon

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

Paraphrase

(v.) to restate in other words (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language

Politic

(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

Prosaic

(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic

Redundant

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush

Sanctimonious

(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou

Scintillating

(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

Winsome

(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

Abstemious

(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

Censurable

(adj.) deserving of blame or correction

Contingent

(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body

Corroborate

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

Denizen

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

Discursive

(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

Disseminate

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

Dowdy

(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

Florid

(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

Foist

(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

Gauche

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

Heresy

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

Inculcate

(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly

Palpable

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

Perceptive

(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

Pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

Salient

(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out conspicuous; (n.) a projection or buldge, a land form that projects upward or outward

Satiate

(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied

Sear

(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe

Specious

(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit