Vocabulary - Unit 7
Allay (v.) – rest
Bestial (adj.) – beast
Convivial (adj.) – lively
Coterie (n.) – clique
Counterpart (n.) – partner
Demur (v.) – opposing
Effrontery (n.) – have the nerve
Embellish (v.) – decorate
Ephemeral (adj.) – temporary
Felicitous (adj.) – well suited
Furtive (adj.) – stealthy
Garish (adj.) – flashy
Illusory (adj.) – illusion
Indigent (adj.) – poor
Inordinate (adj.) – unreasonable
Jettison (v.) – toss overboard
Misanthrope (n.) – House
Pertinacious (adj.) – stubborn
Picayune (adj.) – small, trivial
Raiment (n.) – clothing
Vocab unit 8
Allege (v.) – declare with absence of proof
Arrant (adj.) – complete, unmitigated, downright
Badinage (n.) –banter
Conciliate (v.) –overcome with pleasant behavior to gain something
Countermand (v.) – to cancel (n.) – an order that cancels another
Echelon (n.) – row echelon
Exacerbate (v.) – increase
Fatuous (adj.) – smugly foolish
Irrefutable (adj.) – impossible to refute
Juggernaut (n.) – unstoppable
Lackadaisical (adj.) – lacking energy or enthusiasm
Litany (n.) – formal prayer
Macabre (adj.) – about death
Paucity (n.) – smallness in amount
Portend (v.) – sign or warning
Raze (v.) – knock down or destroy
Recant (v.) – withdrawal from commitment
Saturate (v.) – soak
Saturnine (adj.) – gloomy
Slough (n.) – slough, marshy
Acclamation (n.) – enthusiastic applause, loud expression of approval
Bucolic (adj.) – of or suggesting a quiet, pleasant rural life
Calumniate (v.) – to make harmful and false statements, slander
Chary (adj.) – wary or mindful, cautious
Collusion (n.) – a secret agreement undertaken for illicit or fraudulent purposes, cahoots
Dilettante (n.) – one who pursues an activity or interest in a superficial or frivolous way, dabber
Imperturbable (adj.) – not easily excited, calm
Increment (n.) – rise or addition in numbers or values, increased or added
Mandate (n.) – a directive given or implied by the vote of an electorate
Paltry (adj.) – small trifling or worthless
Paroxysm (n.) – a sudden uncontrollable outburst or sudden spasm
Pedantry (n.) – the act or practice of flaunting ones learnedness, cocky act
Peregrination (v.) – to wander or travel form place to place on foot
Redolent (adj.) – permeated by or giving off a strong pleasant odor or aroma
Refulgent (adj.) – shining brilliantly, radiant
Shibboleth (n.) – a slogan, phrase or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group
Tyro (n.) – one who is beginning to learn a trade, novice, neophyte
Unremitting (adj.) – not stopping or lessening, persistent, unceasing
Vacillate (v.) – to sway back and forth in a decision, indecisive, oscillate
Vituperate (v.) – to condemn sharply, blame, berate
Vocab Unit 11
Abrogate (v. ) - to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority.
Ambient (adj.) – surrounding, flowing around
Asperity (n.) - harshness or roughness, esp. of tone or manner.
Burnish (v.) - to polish or make shiny by rubbing with a cloth or the like.
Cabal (n.) - a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usu. of a political nature.
Delectable (adj.) - extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious.
Deprecate (v.) - to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate.
Detritus (n.) - a mass of small rocks or particles broken up by geological or climatic forces.
Ebullient (adj.) - given to speaking or behaving in an enthusiastic or spirited manner.
Eclectic (adj.) - composed or created by selecting the best from various styles, disciplines, systems, or the like.
Flaccid (adj.) – without firmness, soft, flabby
Impecunious (adj.) - lacking funds; penniless.
Inexorable (adj.) - not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting.
Moribund (adj.) - near death or extinction; dying, stagnant
Necromancer (n.) – one who practices the art or practice of communicating with the dead in order to divine the future.
Onerous (adj.) -unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome.
Rife (adj.) – common or frequent, widespread, plentiful or abundant, full of
Rudiment (n.) - a basic element, idea, skill, or the like in a complex subject or activity.
Sequester (v.) – to remove into protection and isolation, seclude
Winnow (v.) - to blow, blow away, or scatter (chaff).
Unit 12
Anesthetic (n.) – a drug that causes anesthesia in the whole body or localized area
Defunct (adj.) – no longer in existence or use, dead, extinct
Discomfit (v.) – to upset or confuse, thwart or frustrate
Espouse (v.) – to take up or commit oneself to, to take in marriage
Fetish (n.) – an object believed to be inhabited by a spirit or to have magical powers; an object, idea, or behavior or the like to which a person devotes excessive attention or belief
Gregarious (adj.) – fond of socializing, tending to gather in groups
Hapless (adj.) – not favored by chance, unlucky, unfortunate
Impeccable (adj.) – flawless or blameless, perfect
Importune (v.) – to pester with insistent demands or requests
Interpolate (v.) – to insert between things or parts
Irreparable (adj.) – impossible to repair, restore or rectify
Laconic (adj.) – using very few words, succinct, terse
Languish (v.) – to lose strength or energy, weaken; to yearn or long for someone
Mendacious (adj.) – untruthful, untrue
Nadir (n.) – the lowest or most depressing point or stage
Omnipresent (adj.) – existing in all places at any given time
Perfunctory (adj.) – done quickly as a matter of routine, performed without care
Plaintive (adj.) – showing or expressing sadness or sorrow
Requite (v.) – to return in kind, give or feel in return, to retaliate for, or pay back
Tantamount (adj.) – equal to or the same as, equivalent
Unit 13
Abstruse (adj.) – difficult to comprehend or understand, esoteric, arcane
Affront (n.) – an openly insulting deed or remark / (v.) – to insult openly
Canard (n.) – a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone
Captious (adj.) – inclined to petty criticism, faultfinding; intended or designed to deceive or confuse
Cognizant (adj.) – aware, informed
Contrite (adj.) – feeling deep guilt for one’s wrongdoing or shortcoming, and desiring to make amends for it, remorseful, repentant
Cynosure (n.) – something that attracts the attention
Decorous (adj.) – not offensive in behavior, manners, appearance or the like, proper, well-behaved
Deign (v.) – to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with ones dignity
Desiccate (v.) – to lose all moisture, become dried up
Efficacy (n.) – the ability to produce desired results, effectiveness
Engender (v.) – to create or give rise to, to produce
Ethereal (adj.) – extremely light, airy and delicate, insubstantial, highly refined, unworldly
Façade (n.) – the front of a building, outward appearance
Ghoulish (adj.) – appearing or acting like an evil demon, someone who steals corpses from their graves
Incongruous (adj.) – not suitable or fitting, out of place, not blending together, not consistent
Machination (n.) – scheming or plotting especially for a devious purpose
Mesmerize (v.) – to induce a hypnotic trance in, to hold the attention or compel the obedience of
Opprobrium (n.) – a condition of disgrace or shame, ignominy, scorn, disdain, contempt
Putative (adj.) – widely thought to be such, reputed, supposed
Unit 14
Beatific (adj.) – characterized by or exhibiting great contentment, peace or joy, blessed
Behemoth (n.) – any enormous or powerful creature or thing
Blandishment (n.) – flattering or coaxing remarks to stratagems intended to persuade
Cacophonous (adj.) – having an unpleasant sound
Chicanery (n.) – deception by clever or cunning means
Consign (v.) – to deliver, transfer or turn over to another, entrust.
Coup (n.) –a brilliant and successful action or maneuver, the sudden and forceful attempt of a group to seize power
Euphemism (n.) – the substitution of a milder, vaguer or pleasanter word or expression for one considered to be offensive
Febrile (adj.) – of concerning or marked by fever
Gainsay (v.) – to deny or contradict, oppose
Imminent (adj.) – about to happen or likely to happen soon
Innate (adj.) – belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth
Loath (adj.) – extremely reluctant, unwilling
Manifest (adj.) – clear and unmistakable to the eye or mind, obvious / (v.) – to show plainly, demonstrate / (n.) – a list of cargo or passengers on a ship or airplane
Minutia (n.) – a small or unimportant detail, trivial
Moratorium (n.) – a legal right or authorization to delay the performance of some obligation, a temporary ban on or suspension of some activity considered to be bad or unhealthy
Nostrum (n.) – a medicine with undisclosed ingredients, a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy
Pariah (n.) – a despised or socially outcast person
Visionary (adj.) – characterized by whimsical notions or impractical plans, imaginary, idealistic or utopian
Wizened (adj.) – shriveled or dried up
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