Vocabulary Workshop Level D Cummulative 1-6
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- Militant
- (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist
- Cumbersome
- clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
- Incessant
- Never stopping, going an all the time
- Taunt
- To jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark
- Breach
- (n)an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation of infraction;(v) to create an opening
- Muddle
- (v) to make a mess of, to get by; (n) a hopeless mess
- Pompous
- overly self-important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
- Pilfer
- to steal in small quantities
- Supplant
- To take the place of, supersede
- Terse
- brief and to the point
- Bondage
- Slavery; any state of being bound or held down
- Abscond
- to run off and hide
- Salvage
- (v) to save from fire or shipwreck;(n) property thus saved
- Efface
- to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
- Erratic
- not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
- Lucrative
- bringing in money; profitable
- Credible
- Believable
- Defray
- To pay for
- Abridge
- to make shorter
- Inanimate
- not having life; without energy or spirit
- Tenacious
- Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
- Morose
- having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
- Reprieve
- (n) a temporary relief or delay; (v) to grant a postponement
- Prim
- Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
- Fortify
- to strengthen; build up
- Unflinching
- firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
- Fodder
- food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
- Tantalize
- to tease, torment by teasing
- Jeer
- (v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly;(n) a rude remark of derision
- Superfluous
- Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
- Opaque
- not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
- Accomplice
- a person who takes part in a crime
- Intrepid
- very brave, fearless, unshakable
- Debris
- scattered fragments, wreckage
- Alien
- (n) a citizen of another country;(adj) foreign, strange
- Rift
- a split, break, breach
- Diligent
- Hardworking, industrious, not lazy
- Marauder
- a raider, plunderer
- Altercation
- an angry argument
- Paramount
- chief in importance, above all others
- Unbridled
- uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
- Proliferate
- to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
- Relinquish
- to let go, give up
- Facilitate
- to make easier; to assist
- Precipice
- a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
- Pauper
- an extremely poor person
- Daunt
- to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
- Lucid
- Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
- Dilemma
- a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
- Servitude
- slavery, forced labor
- Adherent
- (n) a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking to
- Hew
- To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
- Biased
- favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
- Access
- (n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtain
- Trite
- commonplace; overused, stale
- Adjourn
- to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
- Mediocre
- average, ordinary, undistinguished
- Disentangle
- to free of tangles or complications
- Circumspect
- careful, cautious
- Cherubic
- resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
- Irate
- angry
- Spasmodic
- sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
- Dissolute
- loose in one's morals or behavior
- Feint
- (n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense;(v) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
- Condone
- to pardon or overlook
- Stagnant
- not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
- Terminate
- to bring to an end
- Fated
- determined in advance by destiny or fortune
- Illegible
- difficult or impossible to read
- Opinionated
- stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
- Exodus
- a large-scale departure or flight
- Semblance
- a likeness, an outward appearance, an apparition
- Deadlock
- (n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions;(v) to bring such a stand still
- Larceny
- theft
- Surmount
- to overcome, rise above
- Sardonic
- Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
- Revile
- to attack with words, call bad names
- Arbitrary
- unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
- Predispose
- to incline to beforehand
- Fabricate
- to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
- Incorrigible
- not able to be corrected; beyond control
- Doleful
- Sad; dreary
- Annihilate
- to destroy completely
- Impoverished
- Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
- Exorcise
- to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
- Atone
- To make up for
- Spurious
- not genuine, not true not valid
- Rectify
- to make right, correct
- Comely
- having a pleasing appearance
- Commandeer
- to seize for military or official use
- Subjugate
- to conquer by force, bring under complete control
- Pliant
- bending readily; easily influenced
- Arduous
- hard to do, requiring much effort
- Obesity
- excessive fatness
- Hamper
- To hold back
- Intricate
- Complicated; difficult to understand
- Latent
- hidden, present but not realized
- Perennial
- (adj) lasting for a long time, persistent;(n) a plant that lives for many years
- Compensate
- to make up for; to repay for services
- Auspicious
- favorable, fortunate
- Hoodwink
- to mislead by trick, deceive
- Diffuse
- (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely;(adj) long-winded, unfocused
- Brigand
- a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
- Admonish
- to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
- Anarchy
- a lack of government and law; confusion
- Usurp
- to seize and hold a position by force
- Ghastly
- Frightful, horrible; deathly pale
- Brazen
- shameless, impudent; made of brass
- Slapdash
- careless and hasty
- Reprimand
- (v) to scold; find fault with; (n) a rebuke
- Incinerate
- to burn to ashes
- Posthumous
- Occurring or published after death
- Rebut
- to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
- Eminent
- famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
- Sully
- to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
- Catalyst
- a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any ag
- Prattle
- (v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n) baby talk, babble
- Succumb
- to give way to superior force, yield
- Dissent
- (v) to disagree; (n) disagreement
- Expulsion
- the process of driving or forcing out