Sadlier Oxford Level F Units 13-15

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abet

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(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

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aver

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(v.) to affirm, declare confidently

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blatant

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(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense

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broach

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(v.) to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce (a keg or cask) in order to draw off liquid; (n.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks

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buttress

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(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure

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carousal

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(n.) noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)

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collate

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(v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose

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connoisseur

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(n,) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgemenrs, especially in one of the fine arts

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disconsolate

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(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation

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encumber

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(v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder

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foment

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(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm

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grisly

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(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly

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herculean

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(adj.) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercase h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength

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impassive

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(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless

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inauspicious

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(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future

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incontrovertible

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(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute

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nonplussed

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(adj., part.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

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opportune

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(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time

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prolific

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(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

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rejoinder

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(n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit

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amenable

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(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

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berate

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(v.) to scold sharply

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carnage

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(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life

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credulous

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(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived

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criterion

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(n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation

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deplete

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(v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly

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expatiate

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to expand on, write or talk at length or indetail; to move about freely

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extraneous

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(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant

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inception

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(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.

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infirmity

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(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)

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jejune

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(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

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obdurate

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(adj.) stubborn, unyielding

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potpourri

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(n.) A collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent

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precocious

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(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)

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sadistic

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(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel

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sententious

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(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much n few words, pithy

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supplicate

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(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly

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surfeit

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(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess

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tortuous

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(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

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turgid

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(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled ot excess; overdecorated or excessive in language

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adament

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(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance

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brouhaha

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(n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

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bulwark

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(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection

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choleric

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(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered

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cloy

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(v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit

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curtail

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(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

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deference

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(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior

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definitive

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(adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done

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demeanor

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(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien

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enigmatic

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(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood

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impromptu

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(adj., adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

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mawkish

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(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor

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mollify

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(v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity

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onus

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(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame

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presentiment

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(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

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profligate

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(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending

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remit

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(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer

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requisite

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(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable

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sartorial

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(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's)

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thwart

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(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate