All Sadlier Level F

Absolve

to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Caricature

a representation in which the subject's features are exaggerated; to present something in a distorted way

Clangor

a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise

Contiguous

side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

Cupidity

an eager desire for something; greed

deleterious

harmful, injurious

Enhance

to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

Enthrall

to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

Extenuate

to cause an offense to seem less serious

Implicit

implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts; potentially contained in

Incisive

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

Ostentatious

marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

Paraphrase

to restate in other words

Prosaic

dull, lacking in originality; straightforward; not poetic

Politic

seemingly sensible for the circumstances, showing care for the future

Redundant

more than is needed; repetitive; strong sexual desire

Sanctimonious

making a show of virtue; hypocritically moralistic or pious

Scintillating

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

Winsome

charming, attractive, pleasing (childlike innocence)

inimical

tending to cause harm; opposed to something

abstemious

moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); abstinence and self-discipline

censurable

deserving of blame or correction

contingent

likely but not certain to happen; dependent on uncertain events; a representative group forming part of a larger body

corroborate

to confirm, bolster, substantiate, verify

denizen

an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

discursive

passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, nomadic

disseminate

to scatter or spread widely

dowdy

poorly dressed; lacking good taste

florid

highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

foist

to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine

gauche

awkward, lacking in social graces, clumsy

heresy

an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is held sacred

inculcate

to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently

palpable

capable of being touched; easily recognized

perceptive

having sympathetic understanding, capable of keen appreciation

pernicious

extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

salient

noticeable, important; pointing outward; a piece of land projecting at an angle

satiate

to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; full, satisfied

sear

to make or become dry and withered; to char the surface of; to make unfeeling

specious

deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

accrue

to accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

annotation

an explanatory note or comment (especially in literary work)

bedlam

a state of uproar and confusion

covert

disguised, secret; secluded, a sheltered place

debonair

pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; polished in manner and appearance

dun

to demand insistently, especially for payment of a debt; a creditor; drab

efficacious

effective, producing results

equanimity

calmness, composure, refusal to panic

fortuitous

accidental, occurring by a happy chance

gist

the main part, essence

gratuitous

freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

imperious

overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

invective

a strong condemnation; abusive language; abusive

motley

showing variety, composed of different elements or colors; a jester's costume; a jester

munificent

extremely generous, lavish

procrastinate

to delay, put off until later

provocative

tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying

recondite

exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

reprobate

an unprincipled person, scoundrel; corrupt; to disapprove of

sedentary

one who is usually sitting; remaining in one place

abate

to make less in amount or degree; to subside, nullify, deduct

adulation

flattery that is excessive

anathema

an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

astute

shrewd, able to understand things clearly

avarice

a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

culpable

deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

dilatory

tending to delay or procrastinate

egregious

standing out from the mass (negative)

equivocate

to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

evanescent

vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

irresolute

unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

nebulous

cloudlike; not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

novice

a beginner at some activity requiring experience

penury

extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

pretentious

done for show, to make a big impression; claiming skills or merit beyond what is posessed; ambitious

recapitulate

to review a series of facts; to sum up

resuscitate

to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

slovenly

untidy, dirty, careless

supposition

something that is assumed without conclusive evidence

torpid

inactive, sluggish, dull

Acrimonious

stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Bovine

resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

Consternation

dismay, confusion

Corpulent

fat; having a large, bulky body

Disavow

to deny responsibility for or connection with

Dispassionate

impartial; calm, free from emotion

Dissension

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Dissipate

to cause to disappear; to spend foolishly; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

Expurgate

to remove objectionable passages from a written text; to cleanse, purify

Gauntlet

an armored or protective glove; a challenge; an ordeal

Hypothetical

based on an assumption

Impugn

to call into question; to attack as false

Ignoble

lack of honor

Intemperate

immoderate, lacking in self-control; unpleasantly cold or wet

Odium

hatred; disgrace resulting from hateful conduct

Perfidy

faithlessness, treachery

Relegate

to place in a lower position; to assign, turn over; to banish

Squeamish

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

Subservient

subordinate in role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end