Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level G: Unit 11
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1.
abrogate
(v) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
Syn: annul, revoke
Ant: reaffirm, renew, ratify
2.
ambient
(adj) completely surrounding, encompassing
3.
asperity
(n) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
Syn: rigor, harshness
Ant: mildnes
s, blandness, softness, lenience
4.
burnish
(v) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing,
polish
(n) gloss, brightness, luster
Syn: (v.) shine, buff
Ant: (v.) tarnish, dull, abrade
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moribund
(adj) dying, on the way out
Syn: Obsolescent
Ant: flourishing, thriving
15.
necromancer
(n) one who claims to reveal or influence the
future through magic, especially
communication with the dead; in general, a
magician or wizard
Syn: sorcerer, conjurer
16.
onerous
(adj) burdensome; involving hardship or
difficulty
Syn: oppressive, weighty
Ant: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing
17.
rife
(adj) common, prevalent, widespread,
happening often; full, abounding; plentiful,
abundant, replete
Ant: devoid of, lacking
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rudiments
(n, pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline
that are learned first; the earliest stages of
anything
syn: fundamentals, basics
5.
cabal
(n) a small group working in secret
Syn: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy
6.
delectable
(adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously
flavored, savory
(n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish
Syn: (adj.) delicious, scumptious
Ant: (adj.) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful
deprecate
(v) to express mild disapproval; to belittle
Syn: deplore, frown upon
Ant: smile on, countenance, approve
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7.
sequester
(v) to set apart, separate for a special purpose;
to take possession of and hold custody
Syn: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet
detritus
(n) loose bits and pieces of material resulting
from disintegration or wearing away;
fragments that result from any destruction
Syn: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble
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8.
winnow
(v) to get rid of something unwanted, delete;
to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to
remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing
air on it; to blow on, fan
Syn: sift, strain, filter, sort
9.
ebullient
(adj) overflowing with enthusiasm and
excitement; boiling, bubbling
Syn: exhilarated, elated, exuberant
Ant: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blase
10.
eclectic
(adj) drawn from different sources
(n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various
sources
Syn: (adj.) selective, synthetic, pick-andchoose
Ant: (adj.) uniform, monolithic
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flaccid
(adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or
effectiveness
Syn: soft, flabby
Ant: hard, firm, solid
12.
impecunious
(adj) having little or no money
Syn: penniless, impoverished, indigent
Ant: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich
13.
inexorable
(adj) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless,
unyielding
Syn: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate
Ant: avoidable, yielding, pliant