sadlier unit 11 level g

abrogate

v. to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

syn: annul, revoke

ant: renew, ratify

ambient

adj. completely surrounding, encompassing

asperity

n. roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

burnish

v. to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish

n. gloss, brightness, luster

syn: v. shine, buff

ant: dull, abrade

cabal

n. a small group working in secret

syn: ring, gang, plot, conspiracy

delectable

adj. delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory

n. an appealing or appetizing food or dish

syn: scrumptious

ant: repugnant. repulsive, distasteful

deprecate

v. to express mild disapproval; to belittle

syn: deplore, frown upon

ant: smile on, approve

detritus

n. loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

ebullient

adj. overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling

syn: exhilarated, elated

ant: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blase

eclectic

adj. drawn from different sources

n. one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

syn: selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose

ant: uniform, monolithic

flaccid

adj. limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

syn: soft, flabby

ant: hard, solid

impecunious

adj. having little or no money

syn: impoverished, indigent

ant: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich

inexorable

adj. inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

syn: ineluctable, obdurate

ant: avoidable, yielding, pliant

moribund

adj. dying, on the way out

syn. obsolescent

ant: thriving

necromancer

n. one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the deadl in general, a magican or wizard

syn: sorcerer, conjurer

onerous

adj. burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

syn: weighty

ant: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing

rife

adj. common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

ant: devoid of, lacking

rudiments

n. pl. the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

syn: basics, fundimentals

sequester

v. to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

syn: segregate, isolate, closet

winnow

v. to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift throught to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan

syn: sift, strain, filter, sort