Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level A Unit 14 and 15 and Level B Unit 1

responsive

(adj.) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding syn: open ant: insensitive

glum

(adj.) depressed, gloomy syn: morose ant: cheerful

interminable

(adj.) endless, so long as you seem endless. Synonyms: never-ending, ceaseless. Antonyms: brief, short, fleeting.

vicious

(adj.) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme. Synonyms: wicked, malicious, savage. Antonyms: good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless.

sham

(adj.) fake, not genuine; (n.) something false pretending to be genuine; a pretender; a decorated pillow covering; (v.) to pretend syn; fake

wistful

(adj.) full of melancholy yearning or longing, sad, pensive syn: sad ant: happy

wholesome

(adj.) healthy; morally and socially sound and good; helping to bring about or preserve good health syn: nourishing

submissive

(adj.) humbly obedient; tending to give in authority, obeying without protest syn: meek ant: rebellious

trivial

(adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace. Synonyms: insignificant, petty, trifling. Antonyms: important, weighty, momentous.

barren

(adj.) not productive, bare. Synonyms: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid. Antonyms: fertile, productive, fruitful.

humdrum

(adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation. Synonyms: monotonous, uneventful, prosaic, boring. Antonyms: lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilarating.

self-seeking

(adj.) selfishly ambitious syn: selfish ant: unselfish

sullen

(adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow-moving, sluggish. Synonyms: grumpy, surly, peevish, morose. Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious.

far- fetched

(adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic. syn: unlikely ant: likely

berserk

(adj., adv.) violently and destructively enraged syn: deranged ant: rational

data

(n) Facts, information, and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

pessimist

(n) one who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom syn; killjoy

epic

(n)A long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero.; an event or movement of great sweep; (adj) on a grand scale, vast, titanic syn: large

résume

(n.) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job. Synonyms: synopsis, job history.

replica

(n.) a copy, close reproduction syn: imitation ant: original

beacon

(n.) a light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guides or inspires syn: lighthouse

encounter

(n.) a meeting (especially one that is unplanned); a meeting of enemies, battle; (v.) to meet or come upon

truce

(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace. Synonyms: cease-fire, armistice. Antonyms: war, warfare, fighting.

pantomime

(n.) a play or story performed without words by actors using only gestures; (v.) to express in this way

dynasty

(n.) a powerful family or group of rollers that maintains its position or power for some time. Synonyms: ruling house, regime.

sanctuary

(n.) a scared or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection syn: shrine

puncture

(n.) a small hole made by a sharp object; (v.) to make such a hole, pierce syn: pierce, perforate

upheaval

(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change syn: confusion ant: tranquility

foretaste

(n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning. Synonyms: preview, anticipation.

precaution

(n.) care taken beforehand; a step or action taken to prevent something from happening ant: recklessness

allegiance

(n.) the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause syn: fidelity

taskmaster

(n.), one whose job it is to assign work to others;one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard syn: slave driver

enumerate

(v) to count; to name one by one, list syn: check off

accommodate

(v) to do a favor or service for, help out : to provide for, supply with: to have space for: to make fit or suitable syn: oblige ant: disoblige

abstain

(v) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice Sny: avoid Ant: yield to

commemorate

(v)to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of syn: memorialize ant: dishonor

interrogate

(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning. Synonyms: question, query.

append

(v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item. ant: detach from

germinate

(v.) to begin to grow, come into being. Synonyms: sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon. Antonyms: weather, die, stagnate, shrivel up.

disrupt

(v.) to break up, disturb. Synonyms: upset, displace, disorder. Antonyms: organize, arrange.

prosecute

(v.) to bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out syn: put on trial ant; defend

transform

(v.) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else syn: alter ant: maintain

tally

(v.) to count up; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree. (n.) a total or score syn: total

underscore

(v.) to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; (n.) a line drawn under something syn: stress

trickle

(v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything. Synonyms: (v.) dribble, drizzle, drip; (n.) small amount. Antonyms: (v.) gush, pour, flood; (n.) deluge.

alight

(v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land. (adj.) lighted up. Synonyms: (v.) dismount, descend, land, touch down. Antonyms: (v.) mount, ascend, board, take off.

retaliate

(v.) to get revenge; to strike back for an injury syn: avenge

exalt

(v.) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor syn: raise ant: lower

extort

(v.) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats syn: blackmail

recompense

(v.) to pay back; to give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury. Synonyms: (v.) repay; (n.) compensation.

chasten

(v.) to punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate syn: discipline

renovate

(v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again. Synonyms: repair, fix up, recondition.

hurtle

(v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully. Synonyms: speed, fly, race, catapult, fling. Antonyms: crawl, creep.

confiscate

(v.) to seize by authority; to take and keep ant: return

insinuate

(v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly. Synonyms: imply, intimate. Antonyms: barge in, broadcast.

detract

(v.) to take away from; reduce in value or reputation syn: lower

amalgamate

(v.) to unite: to combine elements into a unified whole syn: merge ant: divide

celestial

adj. Having to do with the heavens or sky; heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness syn: stellar, heavenly

adjacent

( adj.) near, next to, adjoining. Synonyms: alongside, nearby, neighboring. Antonyms: faraway, distant, remote.

uncouth

(adj) Uncultured; Crude; awkward or clumsy