Sadlier-Oxford
Vocabulary Level E
Unit #12
To Abjure (verb)
The woman
made it clear
that she would
abjure (reject)
his proposal
because they
were on their
first date.
Acrid smell (adj.)
The acrid (pungent) smell of rotten eggs made
everyone in the dining hall gag as they walked in
the door.
The acid smells
acrid too!
August leader (adj.)
Gandalf is the august (majestic) leader
of the fellowship of the ring.
Callous fingers (adj.)
The manager’s callous (coldhearted)
approach to his employees made him disliked
by everyone.
Clandestine meeting (adj.)
The F.B.I. informant requested a
clandestine (secret) meeting with the
agents.
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Pg. 153 #1-5 5, 6, 8, 10, 15
Deserved Compunction (n.)
A person usually expresses compunction
(regret) by hanging his head and covering
his face.
Large Conflagration (n.)
Many conflagrations (fires) in forested areas make
the land more fertile for new growth to take the
place of older, dying trees.
Elated child (adj.)
I’m so elated (excited)
that I can’t put my arms
down! I can’t stop smiling!
I can’t stop yelling! I’m
elated!
Indelible marker (adj.)
Indelible (permanent) markers will not come off of
most materials. That’s why you use them to write
your name on your clothing labels.
Indulgent parent (adj.)
Most people believe that it is the indulgent (overlygenerous) portions that are served today that are
causing people to be less healthy than they were 20
years ago.
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6-10 1, 4, 12, 14, 19
Inveterate habits (adj.)
Cigarette smoking becomes an inveterate (ingrained)
habit for many people; they know that it’s not good for
them, but they have trouble being able to stop.
Irrelevant information (adj.)
The interviewer’s questions were completely
irrelevant (unrelated) to the job tasks themselves.
Nocturnal animals (adj.)
Most nocturnal (night-time) animals have large eyes
or pupils to enable them to see better at night.
The tarsier, pictured above, sleeps during the day with their eyes open.
Worn Out Platitude (n.)
It takes one to know one.
Easy come, easy go.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
The grass is greener on the other side.
Quell the uprising (v.)
When you injure yourself, it is smart to apply ice
immediately in order to quell (stop) the swell-ing.
Pg. 153-154 #3, 11, 13, 16, 18
Quiescent volcano (adj.)
The volcano that lay quiescent (dormant) for years
looked like a mountain until it began to erupt.
Ruminate about yesterday (v.)
I was so frustrated by the events yesterday that I
spent hours ruminating (running them through my
mind) in order to figure out what went wrong.
Tacit agreement (adj.)
Most people make a tacit (silent) agreement with
others; you treat me with respect, and I will do the
same.
Tangible evidence (adj.)
The letter moved ¼ of an inch, there is a sip
missing from the milk and one of the chips is
missing from a cookie; these facts provide
tangible evidence of Santa Claus’ existence!
Trenchant point (adj.)
In many situations there is a trenchant (deep)
division between right and wrong.
Pg. 153-154 #2, 7, 9, 17, 20