vocabulary workshop level g unit 13-15

Imminent

(adj.) about to happen, threatening

seraphic

(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial

cognizant

(adj.) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction

Beatific

(adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed

Manifest

(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers

epicurean

(adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food;comfort and ease; (n.) a person with discriminating taste

Wizened

(adj.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)

captious

(adj.) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up

abstruse

(adj.) extremely difficult to understand

Fenrile

(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic

putative

(adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; inferred

Cacophonous

(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

nascent

(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence

ethereal

(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly

Innate

(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in

incongruous

(adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible

Visionary

(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n.) one given to far fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight

improvident

(adj.) not thrifty, failing to plan ahead

mutable

(adj.) open to or capable of change; fickle

contrite

(adj.) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt

restive

(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky

ghoulish

(adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way

inviolable

(adj.) sacred; of such a character that it might not be broken, injured, or profaned

desiccated

(adj.) thoroughly dried out; arid and uninteresting

Loath

(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined

decorous

(adj.) well behaved, dignified, socially proper

machination

(n.) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some end

Behemoth

(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance

obeisance

(n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; homage

pillory

(n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule

dissidence

(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent

canard

(n.) a false rumor, fabricated story

Coup

(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership

Euphemism

(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

Moratorium

(n.) a suspension of activitiy; an offical waiting period; an authorized period of delay

pittance

(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion

Nostrum

(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness

affront

(n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance , confront

aperture

(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice

Blandishment

(n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing

progeny

(n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers

opprobrium

(n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach

panegyric

(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute

Pariah

(n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization

amenity

(n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable

cynosure

(n.) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct

facade

(n.) the front of a building; a surface appearance

efficacy

(n.) the power to produce a desired result

Chicanery

(n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactices, double-dealing

rectitude

(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness

iniquity

(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act

Minutiae

(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters

engender

(v.) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence

Gainsay

(v.) to deny, contridict, controvert; to dispute, oppose

promulgate

(v.) to explain or issue officially; to make known far and wide

presage

(v.) to foreshadow and point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future

Consign

(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use

subsist

(v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue

mesmerize

(v.) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

deign

(v.) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something