Vocabulary Units 9-16

UNIT 9

□          Advent-           The coming or arrival,

□          Blas�-              Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.

□          Bravado-         Display of behavior

□          Disparate-        Fundamentally distinct or different in kind

□          Domicile-        A residence; a home

□          Fabricate-        To make; create.

□          Itinerant-         Traveling from place to place

□          Lilliputian-      Very small; diminutive.

□          Phobia-            A strong fear, dislike

□          Proclivity-       A natural propensity or inclination

□          Queasy-           Causing nausea; sickening

□          Reciprocate-    To show, feel, or give in response or return

□          Relegate-         To put out of sight

□          Vertigo-           Dizziness

UNIT 10

□          Amnesia-         Partial or total loss of memory

□          Appease-         Peace or Quite

□          Attrition-         gradual loss of strength

□          Debacle-          A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall

□          Defoliate-        To deprive (a plant, tree, or forest) of leaves.

□          Equestrian-      Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders.

□          Expunge-         To erase or strike out

□          Hackneyed-     Over familiar through overuse

□          Opprobrium-   A cause of shame or disgrace

□          Proviso-           a document making a qualification, condition, or restriction.

□          Sully-               To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain.

□          Tactile-            Sense of touch

□          Upbraid-          Find fault with

□          Verdant-          Green with vegetation; covered with green growth

□          Vertex-            Summit

UNIT 11

□          Attenuate-       To make slender, fine, or small          

□          Behemoth-      Massive

□          Disinter-          To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb

□          Impinge-          Go beyond desirable limit

□          Multifarious-   Having great variety; diverse

□          Oxymoron-      Contradictory words

□          Plenitude-        Abundance

□          Postulate-        Assumption

□          Prevail-            Prove superior in power

□          Putrefy-           Become rotten

□          Salubrious-      Beneficial to health

□          Succulent-       Fresh, Juicy

□          Tundra-           Flat plains

□          Unequivocal-   No misunderstanding

□          Vicissitudes- A change or variation

UNIT 12

□          Amity-             Peaceful

□          Animadversion- Critical comment

□          Antithetical-    outspoken opposition

□          Bellicose-        Warlike behavior

□          Bucolic-           Country life

□          Craven-           Lacking courage

□          Exalt-             Rise in rank

□          Impugn-          To attack as false or questionable

□          Introspective- Examine thoughts or feelings

□          M�tier-                        Work that one is suited for

□          Penurious-       Marked my extreme poverty

□          Privation-        Lack of comfort

□          Sobriquet-       Nickname

□          Tantamount-    Equivalent to

□          Throes-            Difficult change

UNIT 13

□          Altruism-         Unselfish

□          Concurrent-     Simutaniouse

□          Context-          the circumstance in which something exists or occurs

□          Crass-              Gross

□          Cuisine-           Style of cooking

□          Debase-           Lower quality

□          Enjoin-                        To direct or command

□          Extemporaneous-        No planning

□          Genesis-          Origin, beginning, creation

□          Libation-         Alcoholic beverage

□          Malaise-           Vague feeling of uneasiness

□          Platitude-        Dull remake

□          Reconcile-       Reestablish relationship

□          Sunder-           Force apart

□          Travail-            Hard activity

UNIT 14

□          Abeyance-       Sate of inactivity

□          Buttress-          Something that supports walls

□          Commensurate-Corresponding with size

□          Dilatory-          Delaying, Tardy

□          Ecumenical-    Universal

□          Facade-           Front of a building

□          Gargoyle-        Stone figure

□          Moot-              Discuss

□          Pinnacle-         Peak

□          Requiem-         Funeral mass or service

□          Sacrosanct-      Holy

□          Sensuous-        Acting with sense

□          Tenet-              True belief

□          Transcend-      Go above the limit

□          Venue-                        Scene of the crime

UNIT 15

□          Arbiter-           Decisions that are accepted (Judge)

□          Conclave-        Private meeting

□          Concomitant-  Accompanying

□          Coterie-           Intimate group

□          Demur-            Raise objection

□          Entice-             Persuade, allure

□          Flaunt-             Parade or display

□          Genteel-          Polite, elegant

□          Graphic-          Vivid

□          Inimical-          Unfriendly intent

□          Inordinate-      Beyond what is ordinary

□          Ludicrous-       Provoking or describing laughter

□          Oligarchy-       elite group

□          Redoubtable-  Worthy of respect

□          Repugnant-     Offensive, repulsive

UINT 16

□          Archives-         Public records

□          Chattel-           Property that can be moved

□          Commodious- Having plenty of space

□          Conflagration- large fire

□          Limbo-                        State of neglect

□          Lineage-          Line of descent

□          Listless-           Indifferent

□          Metropolis-      Important city

□          Perfunctory-    Done in routine way

□          Pristine-           Like new        

□          Ramshackle-    Loosely made

□          Sequester-       Set apart

□          Subversive-     Planning to overthrow

□          Terminus-        Final destination or goal

□          Virulent-          Extremely harmful

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