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