Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1234567 Level D
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- reprieve
- a temporary relief or delay
- Catalyst
- a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any ag
- Latent
- hidden, present but not realized
- perilous
- dangerous
- sardonic
- (adj) grimly or scornfullly mocking, bitterly sarcastic
- sully
- to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
- cherubic
- angelic; innocent looking
- Reprimand
- (v) to scold; find fault with; (n) a rebuke
- posthumous
- (adj) occuring or published after death
- atone
- (v) to make up for
- Stagnant
- not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
- obesity
- Excessive fatness.
- jeer
- to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision
- Slapdash
- careless and hasty
- hoodwink
- trick deceive
- pilfer
- to steal insignificant iteams- v.
- obstreperous
- noisy, unruly, disorderly
- Facilitate
- to make easier; to assist
- access
- to get at obtain
- Perennial
- lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
- apex
- the highest point, tip
- Prattle
- (v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n) baby talk, babble
- altercation
- n. (act of) quarrelling or arguing noisily
- Diffuse
- to spread or scatter freely or widely; long-winded, unfocused
- deadlock
- a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring such a stand still
- Incorrigible
- not able to be corrected; beyond control
- trite
- Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
- Accomplice
- a person who takes part in a crime
- Brigand
- a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
- intricate
- (adj) complicated; difficult to understand
- intrepid
- very brave
- inanimate
- not having life
- sprightly
- lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
- Commandeer
- to seize for military or official use
- Salvage
- to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
- Cumbersome
- clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
- Spasmodic
- sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
- bondage
- (n) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
- tantalize
- to tease, torment by teasing
- terminate
- terminate the employment of
- larceny
- theft
- Militant
- (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist
- dissent
- a difference of opinion
- condone
- overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
- anarchy
- a lack of government and law
- adherent
- sticking fast
- Efface
- to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
- incinerate
- to burn to ashes
- Admonish
- to caution ro advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
- expulsion
- the process of driving or forcing out
- momentous
- very important
- lucrative
- bringing in money; profitable
- Spurious
- not genuine, not true not valid
- Morose
- having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
- illegible
- difficult or impossible to read
- interim
- the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time
- Opinionated
- stubborn and often unreasonalbe in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
- biased
- favoring one side unduly
- subjugate
- to conquer by force, bring under complete control
- tenacious
- (adj) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
- unflinching
- firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
- Arbitrary
- unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
- prim
- (adj) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
- inundate
- to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by number or size
- Servitude
- slavery, forced labor
- compensate
- to make up for; to repay for services
- exocise
- to drive out by magic; to dipose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive. Syn: expel, dispel, to drive out by magic; to dipose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive. Syn: expel, dispel
- fabricate
- put together out of components or parts
- abridge
- To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
- pauper
- One without means of support.
- pompous
- overly self important in speech and manner
- advent
- an arrival; a coming into place or view
- impoverished
- (adj) poor, In a state of poverty; depleted
- lucid
- (adj) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
- Annihilate
- to destroy completely
- superfluous
- (adj) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
- usurp
- take the place of
- Succumb
- to give way to superior force, yield
- eminent
- (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
- credible
- (adj) believable.
- bogus
- false, counterfeit
- auspicious
- favorable fortunate
- Muddle
- to make a mess of, to get by; a hopless mess
- adieu
- "farewell;" a farewell
- tirade
- a long, angry speech, usually very critical
- ghastly
- (adj) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
- defray
- (v) to pay for
- Brazen
- shameless, impudent; made of brass
- supplant
- (v) to take the place of, supersede
- hew
- (v) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
- surly
- angry and bad-tempered; rude
- Breach
- an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation of infraction; to create an opening
- comely
- having a pleasing appearance
- feint
- a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
- proliferate
- to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
- mediocre
- average, ordinary, undistinguised
- Unbridled
- uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
- Paramount
- chief in importance, above all others
- shoddy
- of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
- incessant
- (adj) never stopping, going on all the time
- Rebut
- to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
- Opaque
- not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
- assimilate
- to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
- Dilemma
- a difficlut or perplexing situation or problem
- terse
- brief and to the point
- daunt
- to over come withfear
- hamper
- (v) to hold back
- marauder
- a raider
- adjourn
- to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
- fated
- determined in advanced by destiny
- erratic
- not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
- semblance
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- rift
- a narrow fissure in rock
- alien
- a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
- abscond
- to run off and hide
- dissolute
- loose in one's morals or behavior
- distentangle
- to free of tangles
- Relinquish
- to let go, give up
- precipice
- a very steep cliff or edge
- irate
- Moved to anger.
- revile
- a attack with word
- pensive
- thoughtful, melancholy
- Debris
- scattered fragments, wreckage
- surmount
- get on top of
- Circumspect
- careful, cautious
- rectify
- to make right
- Predispose
- to incline to beforehand
- diligent
- (adj) hardworking, industrious, not lazy
- metropolis
- a large city; the chief city of an area
- meander
- to wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist
- malign
- to speak evil of, slander; evil
- taunt
- (v) to jeer at, mock; (n) an insulting or mocking remark
- pliant
- bending easily
- Exodus
- a large-scale departure or flight
- doleful
- (adj) sad; dreary
- vagrant
- an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly
- fortify
- to strengthen; build up
- fodder
- food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
- arduous
- hard to do reqiuring much effort
- exorbitant
- unreasonably high; excessive