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Sadlier Oxford G
WCHS Unit 11-G
word | definition |
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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 of wearing away; gragments 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 dreaw from various sources |
flaccid | (adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness |
impecunious | (adj) having little or no money |
inexorable | (adj) inflexible, beyond indluence; relentless, unyielding |
moribund | (adj) dying, on the way out |
necromancer | (n) one who claims to reveal or ingfluence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard |
onerous | (adj) burdensome; involving hardship or difficultly |
rife | ((adj) common, prevalent, widespread, happpening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete |
rudiments | (n. pl.) the parts of any subject or disipline that are learned firs; the earliest stages of anything |
sequester | (v) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody |
winnow | (v) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desireable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan |