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vocab workshop level 4 units 5-8

Terms

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ennui
weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
salutary
beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
scathing
bitterly severe, whithering, causing great harm
demamgogue
leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims, and promises in order to gain power
contrive
to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
transgress
to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
blazon
to adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously, to publish or proclaim widely
filch
to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
precept
a rule of conduct or action
crass
coarse, unaffecting, stupid
immutable
not subject tio change, constant
punctilious
very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
infraction
a breaking of a law or obligation
restitution
the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
beneficent
performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
disabuse
to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
unwieldy
not easily carried handled, or managed because of size of complexity
vulnerable
open to attack, capable of being wounded or demaged; unprotected
flout
to mock, treat with contempt
strailaced
extremely strict in regard to moral stnadards and conduct; purdish, puritanical
aspersion
a demaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
anomalous
abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
autonomy
self-government; political control
equitable
fair, just, embodying prinicples of justice
austere
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxery, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
surreptitious
stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
grandiose
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by popous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
axiomatic
self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principal or rule
inconsequential
trifling, unimportant
transmute
to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
Pillage
(v) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting; booty
disconcert
to confuse; to disturb; the composure of
cajole
to coax, persuade through flattery or artiface; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
Vicarious
(adj) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one eprson in place of another
amnesty
a general pardon for an offense agaisnt a government; in general any act of forgiveness or absolution
debase
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
insurgent
one who rebels or rises agaisnt authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
scourge
to whip severly; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
trnasient
lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time
prate
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
fractious
tending to be troublesome; unruley, querrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
mitigate
to make milder, softer, to moderate in force or intensity
extricate
to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
bizarre
extremely strange, unusual, or atypical
reprove
to find fault with, scold, rebuke
heinous
very wicked, offensive, hateful
fetter
a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); any thing that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
redoubtable
inspiring fear or awe; illustrius eminent
desecrate
to commit sacrilage upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
stalwart
strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave strong person, a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
Concoct
(v) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
Soporific
(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep
caveat
a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
brusque
abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
castigate
to punish severly; to criticize severly
sinecure
a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
vapid
dull, uniteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force
megalomania
a delision marked by a feeling or power; wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
cadaverous
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

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