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Vocab. - Level G
Unit 11
Vocab. - Level G | Unit 11 |
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abrogate | (v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void |
ambient | (adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing |
asperity | (n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness |
burnish | (v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster |
cabal | (n.) a small group working in secret |
delectable | (adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n. an appealing or appetizing food or dish |
deprecate | (v.) to express mild disapproval; to belittle |
detritus | (n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction |
ebullient | (adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling |
eclectic | (adj.) drawn from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources |
flaccid | (adj.) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness |
impecunious | (adj.) having little or no money |
inexorable | (adj.) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding |
moribund | (adj.) dying, on the way out |
necromancer | (n.) one who claims to reveal orinfluence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard |
onerous | (adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty |
rife | (adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often, full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete |
rudiments | (n.pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything |
sequester | (v.) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold of custody |
winnow | (v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan |