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Vocabulary Workshop Level E UNITS 10, 11, 12, 13
Vocabulary Workshop Level E UNITS 10, 11, 12, 13
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Economics
9th Grade
02/18/2010

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Term
acquiesce
Definition

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

SYNONYMS: comply with, accede, consent, yield

Term
allure
Definition

(v.) to entire, tempt, to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

SYNONYMS: (v.) beguile, tantalize; (n.) temptation, enticement

Term
askew
Definition

(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

SYNONYMS: awry, lopsided, cockeyed

Term
blithe
Definition

(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casualy, unconcerned

SYNONYMS: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent

Term
contentious
Definition

(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue

SYNONYMS: argumentative, disputatious, combative

Term
covet
Definition

(v.) to desire something belonging to another

SYNONYMS: crave, yearn for, hunger for

Term
crestfallen
Definition

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast

SYNONYMS: despondent, disconsolate

Term
disheveled
Definition

(adj.) rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder

SYNONYMS: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt

Term
exponent
Definition

(n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets;

(math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised

SYNONYMS: defender, champion, interpreter

Term
garrulous
Definition

(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty

SNYNONYMS: Talktaive, loquacious, long-winded

Term
insuperable
Definition

(adj.) incapable of being overcome

SYNONYMS: invincible, insurmountable

Term
lamentable
Definition

(adj.) to be regretted or pitied

SYNONYMS: depolrable, regrettable, distressing

Term
misnomer
Definition

(n.) an unsuitable or misleading name

SYNONYMS: misnaming, malapropism

Term
profess
Definition

(v.) to affirm openly; to state belef in; to claim, pretend

SYNONYMS: assert, declare, proclaim, purport

Term
respite
Definition

(n.) a period of relief or rest

SYNONYMS: interval, intermisson, lull, breather

Term
retribution
Definition

(n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment

SYNONYMS: recompense, requital, just deserts

Term
sinuous
Definition

(adj.) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible

SYNONYMS: twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple

Term
sonorous
Definition

(adj.) full, deep, or rish in sound; impressive in style

SYNONYMS: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent

Term
vanguard
Definition

(n.) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field

SYNONYMS: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers

Term
wastrel
Definition

(n.) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing

SYNONYMS: loafer, idlerr, squanderer, profiligate

Term
allude
Definition

(v.) to refert to casually or indirectly

SYNONYMS: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate

Term
clairvoyant
Definition

(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) the one who possessses extrasensory powers, seer

SYNONYMS: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n.) visionary

Term
conclusive
Definition

(adj.) erviing to settle an issue; final

SYNONYMS: decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive

Term
disreputable
Definition

(adj.) not respectable, not esteemed

SYNONYMS: disgraceful, discreditable, shady

Term
endemic
Definition

(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

SYNONYMS: indigenous, restricted to

Term
exemplary
Definition

(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

SYNONYMS: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

Term
fathom
Definition

(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water

SYNONYMS: (v.) grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

Term
guile
Definition

(n.) treacherous, cunning, deceit

SYNONYMS: trickery, duplicity, chicanery

Term
integrity
Definition

(n.) honesty, hight moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

 

SYNONYMS: rectitude, probity

Term
itinerary
Definition

(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

SYNONYMS: schedule, program

Term
misconstrue
Definition

(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

SYNONYMS: misjudge, misinterpret

Term
obnoxious
Definition

(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

SYNONYMS: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

Term
placate
Definition

(v.) to appease, sooth, pacify

SYNONYMS: satisy, mollify, allay, conciliate

Term
placid
Definition

(adj.) calm and peaceful

SYNONYMS: undisturbed, traqnuil, quiet, serene


Term
plagiarism
Definition

(n.) passing off or using as one's own the wriing (or other materials) of another person

SYNONYMS: piracy, theft

Term
potent
Definition

(adj.) powerful, highly effective

SYNONYMS: mighty, fomidable, forceful

Term
pretext
Definition

(n.) a false reason, desceptive excuse

SYNONYMS: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

Term
protrude
Definition

(v.) to stick out, thrust forth

SYNONYMS: project, jut out, bulge

Term
stark
Definition

(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adj.) utterly

SYNONYMS: (adj.) sheer, downright, grim, bleak; (adv.) absolutely

Term
superficial
Definition

(adj.) on or near the surface, concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

SYNONYMS: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash

Term
abjure
Definition

(v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

SYNONYMS: forswear, retract, abstain from

Term
acrid
Definition

(adj.) harsh in taste or odor, sharp in manner or temper

SYNONYMS: irriating, stinging, bitter, caustic

Term
august
Definition

(adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

SYNONYMS: stately, dignified, exalted and venerable

Term
callous
Definition

(adj.) emotionally hardened, unfelling

SYNONYMS: unsensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

Term
clandestine
Definition

(adj.) secret, concealed, underhanded

SYNONYMS: covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

Term
compunction
Definition

(n.) a remorse, regret

SYNONYMS: scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition

Term
conflagration
Definition

(n.) a large destructive fire

SYNONYMS: holocaust, wildfire

Term
elated
Definition

(adh., part.) in hight spirits, jubliant; extremely pleased

SYNONYMS: overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink

Term
indelible
Definition

(adj.) not able to be erased or removed; memorable

SYNONYMS: lasting, permanent, unforgettable

Term
indulgent
Definition

(adj.) yielding to the wishes or demands of others

SYNONYMS: lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal

Term
inveterate
Definition

(adj.) firmly estabilish, long-standing, habitual

SYNONYMS: persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

Term
irrelevant
Definition

(adj.) not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

SYNONYMS: inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

Term
nocturnal
Definition

(adj.) of or occuring in the night; under cover of darkness

SYNONYMS: nighttime

Term
platitude
Definition

(n.) a commonplace, state or trite remark

SYNONYMS: cliche, truism, bromide

Term
quell
Definition
(v.) to subdue, put down forcibly
Term
quiescent
Definition

(adj.) inactive; at rest

SYNONYMS: still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil

Term
ruminate
Definition

(v.) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud

SYNONYMS: ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

Term
tacit
Definition

(adj.) unspoken, silent, implied, inferred

SYNONYMS: unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

Term
tangible
Definition

(adj.) capable of being touched, real, concert

SYNONYMS: perceptible, actual, evident, palpable

Term
trenchant
Definition

(adj.) incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; disinct, clear-cut

SYNONYMS: penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

Term
antipathy
Definition

(n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling

SYNONYMS: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood

Term
applicable
Definition

(adj.) capable of being applied; relevant, suitable

SYNONYMS: appropriate, fit, apt, apposite

Term
asset
Definition

(n.) something of value; a resource; an advantage

SYNONYMS: property, possession, holding, endowment

Term
beset
Definition

(v.) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in;

(adj., part.) harassed, troubled; studded (as if with jewels)

SYNONYMS: (v.) assail, harass, badger, pester, torment

Term
compassion
Definition

(n.) smpathy for another's suffering; pity

SYNONYMS: concern, commiseration, empathy

Term
decorum
Definition

(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

SYNONYMS: seemliness, good form, propriety

Term
duress
Definition

(n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement

SYNONYMS: intimidation, coercion

Term
exuberant
Definition

(adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant

SYNONYMS: liely, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish

Term
facsimile
Definition

(n.) an exact copy

SYNONYMS: replica, duplicate, reproduction, clone

Term
imbibe
Definition

(v.) to drink; to take in, absorb

SYNONYMS: swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest

Term
impacable
Definition

(adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding

SYNONYMS: relentless, inexorable, unappeasible

Term
infinitesimal
Definition

(adj.) so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute

SYNONYMS: tiny, minuscule, microscopic, unnoticeable

Term
innocuous
Definition

(adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

SYNONYMS: feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid

Term
militate
Definition

(v.) to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against

SYNONYMS: counter, oppose, work against

Term
patent
Definition

(n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted

SYNONYMS: (n.) exclusive license; (adj.) evident


Term
prowess
Definition

(n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability

SYNONYMS: valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency

Term
sedate
Definition

(adj.) quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer

SYNONYMS: (adj.) unruffled, composed, cool and collected

Term
stentorian
Definition

(adj.) extremely loud

SYNONYMS: thundering, booming, deafening, earsplitting

Term
stipulate
Definition

(v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement

SYNONYMS: specify, contract, provide for

Term
ultimatum
Definition

(n.) a final proposal or statement of conditions

SYNONYMS: final terms

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