sherwood*10 cp units 1-10
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- condone
- to forgive or overlook an offense
- harry
- to annoy or harass
- abet
- to assist or encourage
- extraneous
- inessential
- argot
- special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
- diemma
- a choice between two unpleasant or difficult opinions
- opus
- a creative work
- concur
- to be of the same opinion
- appease
- to calm
- chaos
- complete disorder
- collaborate
- to work with another toward a goal
- exult
- to rejoice; to feel triumphant
- enunciate
- to state clearly and distinctly
- rancor
- extreme hatred or ill will
- officious
- excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help
- strident
- harsh sounding;grating
- extrovert
- one who is outgoing
- balk
- to refuse stubbornly or abruptly
- destitute
- extremely poor
- emaciated
- extremely thin
- abate
- to lessen in violence or intensity
- fluctuate
- to rise and fall
- extol
- to praise highly
- irascible
- easily, angered
- adamant
- unyielding; firm in opinion
- clement
- merciful;lenient
- ignominy
- public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
- bastion
- a strong defense or fort
- impeccable
- faultless;without sin or blemish
- expunge
- to erase or eliminate
- cajole
- to persuade with false promises and flattery
- decorum
- conformity to accepted standards of conduct
- cult
- an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles
- expatriate
- someone who chooses to live outside of their country
- inexorable
- unrelenting; unavoidable
- feasible
- reasonable; capable of being carried out
- augment
- to enlarge
- sere
- dry and whithered
- cliche
- a worn-out idea or overused expression
- heinous
- hatefully or shockingly evil
- enigma
- a mystery
- dour
- stern and ill-humored
- intrepid
- without fear;brave
- ostensible
- professed but not necessarily true
- diffident
- lacking in self-confidence;shy
- contrite
- feeling regret for having commited some wrongdoing
- insipid
- lacking flavor,dull
- metier
- the work one is especially suited for
- nuance
- a slight or subtle degree of difference
- gauche
- lacking social graces, tactless
- negligence
- careless neglect
- jaunty
- having a buoyant, self-confident air
- frowzy
- unkempt
- lethargy
- lack of energy;sluggishness
- heresy
- the crime of holding a belieft that goes against an established doctrine
- banter
- teasing,playful conversation
- demure
- quiet and modest;reserved
- dilettante
- one who merely dabbles in an art or science
- candid
- outspoken;blunt
- divulge
- to tell or reveal
- docile
- easy to teach or manage
- jaundiced
- prejudiced;hostile
- austere
- stern;severe;plain
- effigy
- a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group
- incognito
- disguised; pretending not to be oneself
- emulate
- to strive to be equal
- impound
- to confine
- meticulous
- extremely sometimes excessively
- coerce
- to force by using pressure
- temerity
- recklessness
- ambivalent
- having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea
- libation
- a drink,especially an alcoholic one
- fiasco
- a complete, ridiculous failure
- disparity
- inequality;difference
- ostracize
- to banish
- anathema
- a formal curse
- duplicity
- intentional deceit in speech or conduct
- credence
- belief or trust
- omniscient
- having unlimited knowledge
- jettison
- to cast overboard; to discard
- demagogue
- a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power
- inane
- without sense or meaning;silly
- avarice
- greed;desire for wealth
- apathy
- lack of interest
- abhor
- to distribute
- gregarious
- sociable
- motley
- made up of dissimilar parts
- evoke
- to summon forth
- extradite
- to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction
- magnanimous
- noble;generous in forgiving
- mercenary
- a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
- droll
- amusing in an odd or whimsical way
- copious
- numerous; large in quantity
- bigot
- one who is intolerant of differences in others
- furtive
- stealthy; secretive
- enhance
- to increase the value or beauty of something
- unctuous
- exaggeratedly or insincerely polite
- connoisseur
- an expert in matters of culture,food,or wine
- culmination
- the highest point of attainment; the end or climax
- gamut
- the whole range or extent
- dogmatic
- arrogant
- erudite
- scholarly;learned
- inscrutable
- not easily understood
- jingoism
- extreme, chauvinistic patriotism
- expound
- to explain in detail
- acrimony
- ill-natured; bitter hostility
- castigate
- to criticize or punish severly
- cynical
- doubtful or distrst ful of the godness or sincerity of human motives
- bacchanalian
- wild and drunken