Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Level G Unit 11

Front 1

'burnish

Back 1

to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish, (v.) gloss brightness, luster (n.)

Front 2

e'bullient

Back 2

overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling (adj.)

Front 3

de'lectable

Back 3

delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (adj.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish (n.)

Front 4

'abrogate

Back 4

to repeal, cancel, declare null and void (v.)

Front 5

de'tritus

Back 5

loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction (n.)

Front 6

a'sperity

Back 6

roughness, severity,bitterness, or tartness (adj.)

Front 7

'desuetude

Back 7

disuse, the state of being discontinued (n.)

Front 8

'ambient

Back 8

completely surrounding (adj.)

Front 9

ca'bal

Back 9

a small group working in secret (n.)

Front 10

'deprecate

Back 10

to express mild disapproval; to belittle (v.)

Front 11

e'clectic

Back 11

drawn from different sources (adj.); one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources (n.)

Front 12

se'quester

Back 12

to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody (v.)

Front 13

'moribund

Back 13

dying, on the way out (adj.)

Front 14

'necromancer

Back 14

one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard (n.)

Front 15

'winnow

Back 15

to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to removed the chaff from wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan (v.)

Front 16

'flaccid

Back 16

limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness (adj.)

Front 17

rife

Back 17

common, prevalent, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant (adj.)

Front 18

in'exorable

Back 18

inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding (adj.)

Front 19

'onerous

Back 19

burdensome, oppressive; involving hardship or difficulty (adj.)

Front 20

'emanate

Back 20

to proceed or come forth from some point of origin, issue, originate; to send forth (v.)

Front 21

impe'cunious

Back 21

having little or no money (adj.)

Front 22

'rudiments

Back 22

the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything (n. pl.)