Vocabulary Workshop Level G Units 1-5
credence
a belief
talisman
a charm or talisman
animadversion
a comment indicated strong disapproval
figment
a fabrication of the mind
encomium
a lavish tribute
idiosyncrasy
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
stratagem
a scheme to outwit an opponent
concord
a state of agreement
penchant
a strong attraction or inclination
maelstrom
a whirlpool of great size or violence
acquisitive
able to get and retain info
reputed
according to reputation or general belief
fiat
an arbitrary order or decree
gambit
an opening move that involves risk
reconnaissance
any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
suppliant
asking humbly and earnestly
mordant
biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style
summarily
briefly
halcyon
calm, peaceful
tenable
capable of being held or defended
bastion
citadel, a fortified place
consummate
complete or perfect in the highest degree
overweening
conceited
sumptuous
costly, rich, magnificent
pusillanimous
cowardly or mean-spirited
murky
dark and gloomy, unclear
incendiary
deliberately setting or causing fires
primordial
developed or created at the very beginning
disarray
disorder
sacrilege
disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
devious
done or acting in a shifty or underhand way
mundane
earthly, relating to practical affairs, ordinary
flotsam
floating debris
frenetic
frantic, Avian
fecund
fruitful in offspring
largesse
generosity on giving
verdant
green in color, immature in experience
taciturn
habitually silent or quiet
brackish
having a salty taste
jocular
humorous
utopian
ideal view
esoteric
intended for or understood by only a select few
avid
intensely eager
feckless
irresponsible, unreliable
propinquity
kinship, proximity
verbiage
language that is too wordy
recumbent
lying down
coherent
making a logical whole
depraved
marked by evil and corruption
pecuniary
monetary
unwonted
not in character, not expected
invidious
offensive, hateful
incumbent
one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of; obligatory, required
overt
open, not hidden
ubiquitous
present or existing everywhere
myopic
realistic view of a situation nearsighted
sophistry
reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound
nuance
refinement
intransigent
refusing to compromise
germane
relevant, appropriate
ludicrous
ridiculous
ignominy
shame and disgrace
acuity
sharpness
insatiable
so great or demanding as to not be satisfied
propriety
state of being proper; appropriateNESS
viscous
sticky
piquant
stimulating to the taste or mind
celerity
swiftness
carping
tending to find petty faults
pejorative
tending to make worse
histrionic
theatrical
nettle
to annoy severely
eschew
to avoid
congeal
to change from liquid to solid
arrogate
to claim or take w/o right
glean
to collect
grouse
to complain or grumble
decry
to condemn
accost
to confront in an aggressive way
dissemble
to disguise or conceal
evince
to display clearly
substantiate
to establish by evidence, prove
garner
to gather and store away
emulate
to imitate w/ the intent of surpassing/equaling
incarcerate
to imprison
delineate
to portray
cavort
to prance around exuberantly
articulate
to pronounce distinctly
exhume
to remove from a grave
hallow
to set apart as holy, sanctify
temporize
to stall in order to gain time
atrophy
to waste away
enervate
to weaken the mental, moral, or physical vigor of
belabor
to work on excessively
eulogy
tribute
banal
trite, commonplace
exigency
urgency, pressure
distraught
very agitate or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
undulate
wavelike motion
nefarious
wicked