Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E all words

solace

comfort, relief; to comfort, console

inopportune

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

opulent

wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

verbatim

word for word; exactly as written or spoken

discrepancy

a difference; a lack of agreement

pinnacle

a high peak or point

intimation

a hint, indirect suggestion

dearth

a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness

impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

panacea

a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

grimace

a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face

ambidextrous

able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

attainment

an accomplishment, the act of achieving

guise

an external appearance, cover, mask

affiliated

associated, connected

supple

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

pungent

causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

warily

cautiously, with great care

insidious

intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

benevolent

kindly, charitable

omniscient

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest

chivalrous

marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

officious

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

clemency

mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness

supercilious

proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

temerity

rashness, boldness

ascertain

to find out

bequeath

to give or pass on as an inheritance

embark

to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

comprise

to include or contain; to be made of

augment

to make larger, increase

skulk

to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

retrogress

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

converge

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

deploy

to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

extol

to praise extravagantly

esteem

to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

repose

to rest; lie; place; relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

reiterate

to say again, repeat

disperse

to scatter, spread far and wide

gape

to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

suppress

to stop by force, put down

extirpate

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

indomitable

unconquerable, refusing to yield

ominous

unfavorable, threatening, of a bad omen

altruistic

unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

gibe

to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn

plod

to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

brandish

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

accede

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness

premeditated

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

nonchalant

cool and confident, unconcerned

fortitude

courage in facing difficulties

jeopardy

danger

explicit

definite, clearly stated

destitute

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

bereft

deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

stately

dignified, majestic

pliable

easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

facile

easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

venial

easily excused; pardonable

scrupulous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

tentative

experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details

virulent

extremely poisonous, full of malice; spiteful

truculent

fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

cogent

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

infallible

free from error; absolutely dependable

belligerent

given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war

rampant

growing without check, running wild

cursory

hasty, not thorough

averse

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

finite

having limits; lasting for a limited time

remiss

neglectful in performance of one's duty, carelessness

invulnerable

not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

impervious

not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance

unkempt

not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

stolid

not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull; unresponsive

benefactor

one who does good to others

venal

open to or marked by bribery or corruption

amicable

peaceable, friendly

feasible

possible, able to be done

diffident

shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

unfeigned

sincere, real, without pretense

adroit

skillful, experiment in the use of the hands or mind

deft

skillful, nimble

malevolent

spiteful, showing ill will

musty

stale, moldy; out-of-date

dour

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

uncanny

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

ironic

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony; sarcastic

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

adulterate

to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

expunge

to erase, obliterate, destroy

scrutinize

to examine closely

assent

to express agreement; agreement