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Details Title: Vocab Description: Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level G: Units 1-6 Total Flash Cards: 130 Created: 06/12/2004 06:49:44	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term encomium Definition A formal expression of praise; a tribute. Term coherent Definition holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful Term belabor Definition to work on excessively; to thrash soundly Term eschew Definition to avoid, shun, keep away from Term acquisitive Definition able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property Term emulate Definition to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model Term arrogate Definition to claim or take without right Term banal Definition hackneyed, trite, commonplace Term excoriation Definition a strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin Term congeal Definition to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid Term carping Definition tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism Term substantiate Definition to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to Term temporize Definition to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation , or postpone a decision; to compromise Term largesse Definition generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions Term tenable Definition capable of being held or defended Term insatiable Definition so great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied Term reconnaissance Definition a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination Term germane Definition relevant, appropriate, apropos Term ramify Definition to divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions Term intransigent Definition refusing to compromise, irreconciliable Term taciturn Definition habitually silent or uiet, inclined to talk very little Term invidious Definition offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment Term avid Definition desirious of something to the point of greed; intensely eager Term halcyon Definition a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent Term devious Definition straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way Term accost Definition to approach and speak to first Term incendiary Definition deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes strife Term animadversion Definition a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval Term covenant Definition a solemn agreement Term gambit Definition in chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor pice in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type Term brackish Definition having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink Term histrionic Definition pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic Term celerity Definition swiftness, rapidity of motion or action Term suppliant Definition asking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly Term propound Definition to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration; to set forth Term propriety Definition the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable Term overt Definition open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized Term undulate Definition to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form Term sacrilege Definition improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred Term talisman Definition an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers Term myopic Definition nearsighted; lacking in a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment Term summarily Definition without delay or formality; briefly, concisely Term distraught Definition very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict Term credence Definition belief, mental acceptance Term feckless Definition lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irrespondsible, unreliable Term decry Definition to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate Term articulate Definition to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed Term deragatory Definition designed to belittle or degrade; disparaging Term cavort Definition to romp or prance around exuberantly Term dissemble Definition to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression Term eulogy Definition a a formal statement of commendation; high praise Term exhume Definition to remove from a grave; to bring to light Term evince Definition to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke Term verdant Definition green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement Term verbiage Definition language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression Term murky Definition dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision Term propinquity Definition nearness in place or time; kinship Term intractable Definition hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline Term piquant Definition stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative Term utopian Definition founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical Term nefarious Definition wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards Term viscous Definition having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity Term unwonted Definition not usual or expected; not in character Term primordial Definition developed or created a tthe very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; dundamental, basic Term frenetic Definition frenzied, frantic, highly agitated Term disarray Definition disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder Term atrophy Definition the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away Term asseverate Definition to affirm earnestly and with emphasis Term glean Definition to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers Term consummate Definition complete or perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection Term grouse Definition a type of game ird; a complaint; to comlain, grumble Term bastion Definition a fortified place, stronghold Term exigency Definition urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need, an emergency Term flotsam Definition floating debris; homeless, impoverished people Term concord Definition a state of agreement, harmony, a treaty Term prepossessing Definition pleasing, tending to create a favorable impression Term recumbant Definition in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting Term incarcerate Definition to imprison, confine, jail Term ludicrous Definition ridiculous, laughable, absurd Term mordant Definition biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh Term pusillanimous Definition contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited Term nettle Definition a prickly or stinging plant; to arounse displeasure, impatience, or angerl to vex or irritate severely Term stratagem Definition a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end Term incumbent Definition obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of Term pecuniary Definition consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money Term jocular Definition humorous, jesting, jolly, joking Term delineate Definition to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially Term hallow Definition to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere Term emend Definition to correct; to alter to serve a new or different purpose Term figment Definition a favrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion Term fiat Definition an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness Term esoteric Definition intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret Term acuity Definition sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) Term garner Definition to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use Term fecund Definition fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive Term enervate Definition to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring Term depraved Definition brought to a state of evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles Term mundane Definition earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary Term penchant Definition a strong attraction or inclination Term ubiquitous Definition present or existing everywhere Term reputed Definition according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged Term malediction Definition a curse, expression of hatred and condemnation Term overweening Definition conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate Term sophistry Definition reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy Term nuance Definition a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference Term sumptuous Definition costly, rich, magnificent Term ignominy Definition shame and disgrace Term idiosyncrasy Definition a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify Term complicity Definition involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice Term inane Definition silly, empty of meaning or value Term agnostic Definition one who believes that nothing is known about God; a skeptic; without faith, skeptical Term indictment Definition the act of accusing; a formal accusation Term equity Definition the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim Term abject Definition degraded, wretched; base, comtemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved Term diatribe Definition a bitter and prolonged verbal attack Term intermittent Definition stopping and beginning again, sporadic Term derelict Definition someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; aleft abandoned; neglectful of duty Term effigy Definition a crude image of a despised person Term indubitable Definition certain, not to be doubted or denied Term travesty Definition a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion Term surveillance Definition a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation Term meretricious Definition superficially attractive in a showy, cheap, or vulgar way; lacking sincerity; sham, spurious Term neophyte Definition a new convert, beginner, novice Term sylvan Definition pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody Term moot Definition open to discussion and debate, unresolved; to bring up for discussion; a hypothetical law case argued by students Term perspicacity Definition keenness in observing and understanding Term testy Definition easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation Term plenary Definition complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members Term motif Definition a principal idea or feature; a repeated or dominant figure in a design Term prestigious Definition having a highly favorable reputation, of high standing, commanding respect