Vocab Unit 5
Sadlier Oxford
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- ignominy
- (n) shame and disgrace
- acuity
- (n) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
- reputed
- (adj) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good repuation; (part) alleged
- figment
- (n) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
- overweening
- (adj) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
- fecund
- (adj) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
- esoteric
- (adj) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
- idiosyncrasy
- (n) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
- hallow
- (v) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
- mundane
- (adj) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
- sumptuous
- (adj) costly, rich, magnificent
- sophistry
- (n) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually a fallacy
- nuance
- (n) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
- penchant
- (n) a strong attraction or inclination
- depraved
- (adj) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
- garner
- (v) to acquire as the result of effor; to gather and store away, as for future use
- fiat
- (n) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
- enervate
- (v) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
- ubiquitous
- (adj) present or existing everywhere
- delineate
- (v) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; ato represent pictorially