vocabulary workshop level d
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- reprimand
- to scold, find fault with; a rebuke
- pompous
- overly self-important in speech or manner, excessively stately or ceremonious
- servitude
- slavery, forced labor
- slapdash
- careless and hasty
- stagnant
- not running or flowing; foul from standing still, inactive, sluggish, dull
- succumb
- to give way to superior force, yield
- precipice
- a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
- atone
- to make up for
- bondage
- slavery; any state of being bound or held down
- credible
- believable
- defray
- to pay for
- adieu
- "Farewell!"; a farewell
- rectify
- to make right, correct
- diligent
- hardworking, industrious, not lazy
- advent
- an arrival; a coming into place or view
- doleful
- sad, dreary
- apex
- the highest point, tip
- ghastly
- frightful, horrible; deathly pale
- assimilate
- to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
- hamper
- to hold back
- bogus
- false, counterfeit
- hew
- to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
- exorbitant
- unreasonably high; excessive
- disentangle
- to free from tangles or complications
- interim
- the time between; temporary, coming between two points of time
- inundate
- to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
- reprieve
- a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement
- impoverished
- poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
- fated
- determined in advance by destiny or fortune
- malign
- to speak evil of, slander; evil
- incessant
- never stopping, going on all the time
- meander
- to wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist
- intricate
- complicated, difficult to understand
- hoodwink
- to mislead by a trick, deceive
- metropolis
- a large city; the chief city of an area
- revile
- to attack with words, call bad names
- lucid
- easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
- momentous
- very important
- posthumous
- occurring or published after death
- obstreperous
- noisy; unruly, disorderly
- prim
- overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
- sardonic
- grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
- accomplice
- a person who takes part in a crime
- superfluous
- exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
- pensive
- thoughtful; melancholy
- annihilate
- to destroy completely
- perilous
- dangerous
- inanimate
- not having life; without energy or spirit
- incinerate
- to burn to ashes
- supplant
- to take the place of, supersede
- shoddy
- of poor quality; characterized by inferior, dishonest, workmanship
- arbitrary
- unreasonable; based on one's own wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
- sprightly
- lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
- intrepid
- very brave, fearless, unshakable
- brazen
- mad of brass; shameless, impudent
- taunt
- to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark
- surly
- angry and bad-tempered; rude
- tirade
- a long, angry speech, usually very critical
- tenacious
- holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
- larceny
- theft
- vagrant
- an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly
- catalyst
- a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
- exodus
- a large-scale departure or flight
- facilitate
- to make easier, assist
- incorrigible
- not able to be corrected, beyond control
- abscond
- to run off and hide
- pliant
- bending readily, easily influenced
- latent
- hidden, present but not realized
- militant
- given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; activist
- access
- approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; to get at, obtain
- anarchy
- a lack of government and law, confusion
- arduous
- hard to do, requiring much effort
- morose
- having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
- auspicious
- favorable; fortunate
- biased
- favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
- admonish
- to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
- breach
- an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through
- brigand
- a bandit
- circumspect
- careful, cautious
- commandeer
- to seize for military or official use
- cumbersome
- clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
- deadlock
- a complete standstill; to bring to a standstill
- debris
- scattered fragments, wreckage
- diffuse
- to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
- dilemma
- a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
- efface
- to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
- muddle
- to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess
- opinionated
- stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
- perennial
- lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
- predispose
- to incline to beforehand
- relinquish
- to let go, give up
- salvage
- to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
- spasmodic
- sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent
- spurious
- not genuine, not true, not valid
- unbridled
- uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
- adjourn
- to stop proceedings for a time; to move to another place
- alien
- a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
- comely
- having a pleasing appearance
- compensate
- to make up for; to repay for services
- dissolute
- loose in one's morals or behavior
- erratic
- not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
- expulsion
- the process of driving or forcing out
- feint
- a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
- fodder
- food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
- fortify
- to strengthen, build up
- illegible
- difficult or impossible to read
- jeer
- to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision
- lucrative
- bringing in money, profitable
- mediocre
- average, ordinary, undistinguished
- subjugate
- to conquer by force, bring under complete control
- sully
- to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
- tantalize
- to tease, torment by teasing
- terse
- brief and to the point
- unflinching
- firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
- abridge
- to make shorter
- altercation
- an angry argument
- cherubic
- resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
- condone
- to pardon or overlook
- eminent
- famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
- exorcise
- to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
- fabricate
- to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
- irate
- angry
- marauder
- a raider, plunderer
- obesity
- extreme fatness
- pauper
- an extremely poor person
- pilfer
- to steal in small quantities
- rift
- a split, break, breach
- semblance
- a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
- surmount
- to overcome, rise above
- terminate
- to bring to an end
- daunt
- to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
- usurp
- to seize and hold a position by force or without right
- dissent
- to disagree; disagreement
- adherent
- a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to
- proliferate
- to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
- trite
- commonplace; overused, stale
- opaque
- not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
- paramount
- chief in importance, above all others
- prattle
- to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; baby talk
- rebut
- to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute
- asylum
- an institution for care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
- console
- to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
- dilate
- to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
- dross
- refuse, waste products
- dwindle
- to lessen, diminish
- immunity
- resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
- institute
- to establish, set up; an organization for the promotion of learning
- liability
- a debt; something disadvantageous
- preposterous
- ridiculous, senseless
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome, fond of fighting
- rabid
- furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
- realm
- a kingdom; a region or filed of study
- rejuvenate
- to make young again; to renew
- remunerate
- to reward, pay, reimburse
- sparse
- meager, scant; scattered
- sterling
- genuine, excellent; of standard quality
- venture
- a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger; to dare
- warp
- to twist out of shape; an abnormality
- candid
- frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
- drudgery
- work that is hard and tiresome
- envoy
- a representative or messenger (as of a government)
- expedient
- a means to an end; advantageous, useful
- feign
- to pretend
- lair
- a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
- grievous
- causing sorrow or pain; serious
- heterogeneous
- composed of different kinds, diverse
- horde
- a vast number (as of people); a throng
- impel
- to force, drive forward
- incredulous
- disbelieving, skeptical
- inscribe
- to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
- monologue
- a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
- prognosis
- a forecast of the probably course and outcome of a disease or situation
- rasping
- with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound
- repugnant
- offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
- scuttle
- to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail
- adept
- thoroughly skilled; an expert
- aspire
- to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
- bleak
- bare, dreary, dismal
- chide
- to blame, scold
- despicable
- worthy of scorn, contemptible
- diminutive
- small, smaller than most others of the same type
- emancipate
- to free from slavery; to release or liberate
- erroneous
- incorrect, containing mistakes
- exploit
- to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; a feat, deed
- impair
- to make imperfect, damage, harm
- invincible
- not able to be defeated, unbeatable
- languid
- drooping; without energy, sluggish
- mire
- mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck
- obtrusive
- forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
- preamble
- an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
- render
- to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
- rugged
- rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
- skeptical
- inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true
- slipshod
- untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy
- assurance
- a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
- escalate
- to elevate; to increase in intensity
- auxiliary
- giving assistance or support; a helper, aid
- cubicle
- a small room or compartment
- extemporaneous
- made or delivered on the spur of the moment
- flippant
- lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
- brevity
- shortness
- comport
- to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
- concise
- expressing much in a few words
- demure
- sober or serious manner, modest
- depreciation
- a lessening in value; a belittling
- deteriorate
- to lower in quality or value; to wear away
- divulge
- to tell, reveal; to make public
- enlightened
- free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
- forestall
- to prevent by acting first
- garble
- to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
- proponent
- one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
- quaver
- to shake, tremble; to trill
- recoil
- to spring back, shrink; the act of springing back
- recoup
- to make up for, regain
- reek
- an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells, to give a strong impression
- relentless
- unyielding, harsh, without pity
- rivulet
- a small stream
- squander
- to spend foolishly, waste
- staccato
- detached or disconnected in sound or style
- statue
- a law
- appreciable
- sufficient to be notice or measured
- autocratic
- absolute in power or authority
- blanch
- to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
- brawny
- strong, muscular
- concerted
- planned or performed in cooperation with others
- humane
- kind, merciful
- illustrious
- very famous, distinguished
- intolerable
- unbearable
- laborious
- not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking
- lithe
- bending easily, limber
- maltreat
- to abuse, use roughly or cruelly
- ponder
- to consider carefully, reflect on
- synthetic
- made or put together by people; something artificial
- temperate
- mild, moderate
- wily
- sly, shrewd, cunning
- ad infinitum
- endlessly
- apportion
- to divide and give out in shares
- bona fide
- genuine; sincere
- buoyant
- able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful
- clique
- a small, exclusive group of people
- concede
- to admit as true; to yield, submit
- congenial
- getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
- lofty
- very high; noble
- migration
- a movement from one country or region to another
- perceive
- to be aware of through the sense, observe; to grasp mentally
- perverse
- inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good or proper
- prelude
- an introduction; that which comes before or leads off
- rancid
- stale, spoiled
- irreverent
- disrespectful