Vocabulary Workshop (Level E) Units 11-12

Placid

(Adj.) Calm, Peaceful

Tangible

(Adj.) Capable of being touched; Real, concrete

Callous

(Adj.) Emotionally hardened, unfeeling

Inveterate

(Adj.) Firmly established, long-standing; Habitual

Acrid

(Adj.) Harsh in taste or odor; Sharp in manner or temper

Stark

(Adj.) Harsh, unrelieved, desolate (Adv.) Utterly

Obnoxious

(Adj.) Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

Quiescent

(Adj.) Inactive; At rest

Trenchant

(Adj.) Incisive, keen; Forceful, effective; Cutting, caustic; Distinct, clear-cut

August

(Adj.) Majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

Endemic

(Adj.) Native or confined to a particular region or people; Characteristic of or prevalent in a field

Indelible

(Adj.) Not able to be erased or removed; Memorable

Disreputable

(Adj.) Not respectable, Not esteemed

Irrelevant

(Adj.) Not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

Nocturnal

(Adj.) Of or occurring in the night; Under cover of darkness

Superficial

(Adj.) On or near the surface; Concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

Potent

(Adj.) Powerful; Highly effective

Clandestine

(Adj.) Secret, concealed; Underhanded

Conclusive

(Adj.) Serving to settle an issue; Final

Clairvoyant

(Adj.) Supernaturally perceptive (N.) One who possesses extrasensory powers, Seer

Tacit

(Adj.) Unspoken, silent; Implied, inferred

Exemplary

(Adj.) Worthy of imitation, commendable; Serving as a model

Indulgent

(Adj.) Yielding to the wishes or demands of others

Elated

(Adj., Part.) In high spirits, jubilant; Extremely pleased

Platitude

(N.) A commonplace, stale, or trite remark

Pretext

(N.) A false reason, deceptive excuse

Conflagration

(N.) A large destructive fire

Itinerary

(N.) A route of travel; A record of travel; A guidebook

Integrity

(N.) Honesty, high moral standards; An unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

Plagiarism

(N.) Passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person

Compunction

(N.) Remorse, Regret

Guile

(N.) Treacherous cunning, deceit

Placate

(V.) To appease, soothe, pacify

Misconstrue

(V.) To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

Ruminate

(V.) To meditate, think about at length; To chew the cud

Allude

(V.) To refer to casually or indirectly

Abjure

(V.) To renounce, repudiate under oath; To avoid, shun

Protrude

(V.) To stick out, thrust forth

Quell

(V.) To subdue, put down forcibly

Fathom

(V.) To understand, get to the bottom of; To determine the depth of (N.) A measure of depth in water