Sadlier-Oxford Level F Vocab Flash Cards Units 1-10

Front 1

the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Back 1

approbation

Front 2

to make easier or milder, relieve' to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy quench

Back 2

assuage

Front 3

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Back 3

coalition

Front 4

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence

Back 4

decadence

Front 5

to draw forth, bring out from some source

Back 5

elicit

Front 6

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Back 6

expostulate

Front 7

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Back 7

hackneyed

Front 8

a gap, opening, break

Back 8

hiatus

Front 9

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

Back 9

innuendo

Front 10

to pleade on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go- between in a disagreement

Back 10

intercede

Front 11

wearied, worn out, dulled

Back 11

jaded

Front 12

causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Back 12

lurid

Front 13

worthy, deserving recognition or praise

Back 13

meritorious

Front 14

peevis, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Back 14

petulant

Front 15

a special right or privelge, a special wuality showing excellence

Back 15

prerogative

Front 16

pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; etc.

Back 16

provincial

Front 17

to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Back 17

simulate

Front 18

to rise above or go beyond

Back 18

transcend

Front 19

shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment, a vague suspicion

Back 19

umbrage

Front 20

excessively smooth or smug, trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

Back 20

unctuous

Front 21

to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

Back 21

ameliorate

Front 22

poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

Back 22

ablomb

Front 23

pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

Back 23

bombastic

Front 24

without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

Back 24

callow

Front 25

saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth...etc.

Back 25

drivel

Front 26

a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

Back 26

epitome

Front 27

to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Back 27

exhort

Front 28

by virtue of holding a cetain office

Back 28

ex officio

Front 29

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognizable bounds

Back 29

infringe

Front 30

to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others

Back 30

ingratiate

Front 31

one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

Back 31

interloper

Front 32

belonging to someone or something by its very naturem essential, inherent; originating in a bodily part or organ

Back 32

intrinsic

Front 33

to make a violent attack in words, express strong dissaproval

Back 33

inveigh

Front 34

weariness of body or minf, lack of energy

Back 34

lassitude

Front 35

a period of 1000 yrs

Back 35

millenium

Front 36

mysterious, magical, supernatural...etc.

Back 36

occult

Front 37

to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Back 37

permeate

Front 38

to fall as moisture

Back 38

precipitate

Front 39

strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

Back 39

stringent

Front 40

to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; a likely idea that lacks definite proof

Back 40

surmise

Front 41

to have an intense dislike or hatred for

Back 41

abominate

Front 42

the modification of social patterns

Back 42

acculturation

Front 43

resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character

Back 43

adventitious

Front 44

to assign or refer to, attribute

Back 44

ascribe

Front 45

roundabout, not direct

Back 45

circutious

Front 46

to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a felling of distress

Back 46

commiserate

Front 47

to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authorotative way

Back 47

enjoin

Front 48

to make easy, cause to progress faster

Back 48

expedite

Front 49

to make amends, to make up for; avert

Back 49

expiate

Front 50

a state of great excitement; to produce alcohol by chamical action

Back 50

ferment

Front 51

resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

Back 51

inadvertent

Front 52

existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

Back 52

nominal

Front 53

not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

Back 53

noncomittal

Front 54

to steal something that has been given into ones trust; to take improperly for ones own use

Back 54

peculate

Front 55

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

Back 55

proclivity

Front 56

compsure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

Back 56

sangfroid

Front 57

resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

Back 57

seditious

Front 58

thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

Back 58

tenuous

Front 59

bitter, sarcastic; highly costic or biting

Back 59

vitriolic

Front 60

to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

Back 60

wheedle

Front 61

courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Back 61

affable

Front 62

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

Back 62

aggrandize

Front 63

shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

Back 63

amorphous

Front 64

that which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality

Back 64

aura

Front 65

illegal traffic, smuggled goode; illegal, prohibited

Back 65

contraband

Front 66

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Back 66

erudite

Front 67

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

Back 67

gossamer

Front 68

to find out bby reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

Back 68

infer

Front 69

incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Back 69

inscrutable

Front 70

relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Back 70

insular

Front 71

incapable of being changed or called back

Back 71

irrevocable

Front 72

a natural inclination or predilection toward

Back 72

propensity

Front 73

peevish, complaining, fretful

Back 73

querulous

Front 74

to argue or plead with someone against something, pretest against, object to

Back 74

remonstrate

Front 75

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

Back 75

repudiate

Front 76

able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

Back 76

resilient

Front 77

to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

Back 77

reverberate

Front 78

coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed

Back 78

scurrilous

Front 79

persistnent, showing industry or determination

Back 79

sedulous

Front 80

thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

Back 80

sleazy

Front 81

a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

Back 81

amnesty

Front 82

self-government, political control

Back 82

autonomy

Front 83

self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

Back 83

axiomatic

Front 84

to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or complain widely

Back 84

blazon

Front 85

a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Back 85

caveat

Front 86

fair, just, embodying pronciples of justice

Back 86

equitable

Front 87

to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Back 87

extricate

Front 88

to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

Back 88

filch

Front 89

to mock, treat with contempt

Back 89

flout

Front 90

tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

Back 90

fractious

Front 91

a rule of conduct or action

Back 91

precept

Front 92

beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Back 92

salutary

Front 93

bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Back 93

scathing

Front 94

to whip, punish severely

Back 94

scourge

Front 95

abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Back 95

anomalous

Front 96

a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

Back 96

aspersion

Front 97

extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Back 97

bizarre

Front 98

abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Back 98

brusque

Front 99

to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice

Back 99

cajole

Front 100

to punish severely; to criticize severely

Back 100

castigate

Front 101

to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

Back 101

contrive

Front 102

a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Back 102

demagogue

Front 103

to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

Back 103

disabuse

Front 104

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Back 104

ennui

Front 105

a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains

Back 105

fetter