vocabulary workshop level d units 1-5
irate
(adj) angry
Pliant
(adj) bending readily; easily influenced
trite
(adj) commonplace; overused, stale
Fated
(adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
eminent
(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
Auspicious
(adj) favorable, fortunate
Biased
(adj) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
Militant
(adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist
Arduous
(adj) hard to do, requiring much effort
Inanimate
(adj) not having life; without energy or spirit
Pompous
(adj) overly self-important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
cherubic
(adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
Intrepid
(adj) very brave, fearless, unshakable
adherent
(n) a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking to
Anarchy
(n) a lack of government and law; confusion
semblance
(n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
marauder
(n) a raider, plunderer
rift
(n) a split, break, breach
Reprieve
(n) a temporary relief or delay; (v) to grant a postponement
Precipice
(n) a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
altercation
(n) an angry argument
pauper
(n) an extremely poor person
Access
(n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtain
obesity
(n) excessive fatness
Larceny
(n) theft
Revile
(v) to attack with words, call bad names
terminate
(v) to bring to an end
Incinerate
(v) to burn to ashes
dissent
(v) to disagree; (n) disagrement
exorcise
(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
Disentangle
(v) to free of tangles or complications
Rectify
(v) to make right, correct
abridge
(v) to make shorter
fabricate
(v) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
Hoodwink
(v) to mislead by trick, deceive
Daunt
(v) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
surmount
(v) to overcome, rise above
condone
(v) to pardon or overlook
Abscond
(v) to run off and hide
Reprimand
(v) to scold; find fault with; (n) a rebuke
usurp
(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right
pilfer
(v) to steal in small quantities
Prattle
(v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n) baby talk, babble
Brigand
a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
alien
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
feint
a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
Dilemma
a difficlut or perplexing situation or problem
Exodus
a large-scale departure or flight
Accomplice
a person who takes part in a crime
deadlock
a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring such a stand still
Catalyst
a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any ag
Breach
an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation of infraction; to create an opening
mediocre
average, ordinary, undistinguised
terse
brief and to the point
lucrative
bringing in money; profitable
Circumspect
careful, cautious
Slapdash
careless and hasty
Paramount
chief in importance, above all others
Cumbersome
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
illegible
difficult or impossible to read
unflinching
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
fodder
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
Morose
having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
comely
having a pleasing appearance
Latent
hidden, present but not realized
Perennial
lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
dissolute
loose in one's morals or behavior
Incorrigible
not able to be corrected; beyond control
Spurious
not genuine, not true not valid
Opaque
not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
erratic
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
Stagnant
not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
Debris
scattered fragments, wreckage
Brazen
shameless, impudent; made of brass
Servitude
slavery, forced labor
Opinionated
stubborn and often unreasonalbe in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
Spasmodic
sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
expulsion
the process of driving or forcing out
Admonish
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
subjugate
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
Annihilate
to destroy completely
Succumb
to give way to superior force, yield
Predispose
to incline to beforehand
Relinquish
to let go, give up
Muddle
to make a mess of, to get by; a hopless mess
Facilitate
to make easier; to assist
jeer
to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision
compensate
to make up for; to repay for services
Rebut
to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
proliferate
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
Salvage
to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
Commandeer
to seize for military or official use
sully
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
Diffuse
to spread or scatter freely or widely; long-winded, unfocused
adjourn
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
fortify
to strengthen; build up
tantalize
to tease, torment by teasing
Efface
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Unbridled
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Arbitrary
unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness