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bkhs 12/G unit 11
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level g unit 10
Question | Answer |
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abrogate | to repeal, cancel |
ambient | completely surrounding, encompassing |
asperity | roughness, severity, bitterness |
burnish | to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish |
cabal | a small group working in secret |
delectable | delightful, highly enjoyable, delicious |
deprecate | to express mild disaproval, to belittle |
detritus | loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintingration or wearing away |
ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement, bubbly |
eclectic | drawn from different sources |
flaccid | limp, not firm |
impecunious | having little or no money |
inexorable | inflexible, beyond influence, relentless |
moribund | dying, on the way out |
necromancer | one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic; a magician or wizard |
onerous | burdensome, involving hardship or difficulty |
rife | common, prevalent, widespread |
rudiments | the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first |
sequester | to set apart, spearate for a special purpose |
winnow | to get rid of something unwanted, to delete |