Sadler-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H 10-12 Flashcards

58481897	acumen	n) keenness of sight; quickness or accuracy of judgement. shrewdness, acuity. [ignorance]	0
58481898	adjudicate	v) to act as judge in a matter; to settle through the use of a judge. mediate, arbitrate.	1
58481899	anachronism	n) a chronological misplacing of events etc in regard to each other. chronological error.	2
58481900	apocryphal	adj) of doubtful or questionable authenticity. spurious, bogus. [authentic, true]	3
58481901	disparity	n) a difference or inequality in age, rank, etc; a dissimilarity or unlikeness. discrepancy. [similarity]	4
58481902	dissimulate	v) to hide or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings, intentions. dissemble, pretend. [reveal]	5
58481903	empirical	adj) derived from, dependent upon, or guided by practical experience etc, rather than by theory; so verifiable. experiential. [hypothetical]	6
58481904	flamboyant	adj) highly elaborate; vividly colored; strikingly brilliant/bold. showy. [seemly, sober]	7
58481905	fulsome	adj) offensively insincere or excessive, disgusting, sickening. inordinate, repulsive. [restrained, muted]	8
58481906	immolate	v) to kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire; to destroy or renounce for the sake of another. kill. [rescue, save]	9
58481907	imperceptible	adj) extremely slight; incapable of being perceived by the senses or mind. minimal, undetectable. [noticeable]	10
58481908	lackey	n) a uniformed male sevant; a servile follower. flunky, toady. [employer, boss]	11
58481909	liaison	n) the contact/means of communication between groups; a thickening or binding agent in foods. intermediary.	12
58481910	monolithic	adj) characterized by massiveness, solidness, and total uniformity.undifferentiated, massive. [diversified]	13
58481911	mot juste	n) the most suitable or exact word or expression. right word. [misusage, malapropism]	14
58481912	nihilism	n) a total rejection of existing laws, institutions, and moral values; extreme radicalism. [conservatism]	15
58481913	patrician	n) a member of the ruling class; adj) belonging to, befitting, or characteristic of such a person. aristocrat, noble. [peasant, commoner]	16
58481914	propitiate	v) to make someone or something flavorably inclined toward oneself; to conciliate, satisfy, or appease. placate, mollify. [alienate, estrange]	17
58481915	sic	adv) thus so; intentionally written so.	18
58481916	sublimate	v) to redirect the energy of a biological or instinctual impulse into a higher or more acceptable channel. rechannel, elevate.	19
64637888	apostate	n) one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause. turncoat, renegade. [loyalist]	20
64637889	bravado	n) a display of false or assumed courage. bluster, swagger. [bravery]	21
64637890	consensus	n) a collective agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking. concord, harmony. [discord]	22
64637891	constrict	v) to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze. to stop or cause to falter. contract, restrain. [dilate]	23
64637892	dichotomy	n) division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts. division. [oneness]	24
64637893	effusive	adj) highly demonstrative; unrestrained. lavish. [reserved]	25
64637894	euphoria	n) a feeling of great happiness without objective basis. bliss. [melancholy]	26
64637895	gothic	adj) characterized by a gloomy setting and grotesque events (as in a literary or artistic style). eerie.	27
64637896	impasse	n) a dead end; a position of no escape or no solution. deadlock.	28
64637897	lugubrious	adj) sad, mournful, or gloomy in mood. dismal, dolorous. [merry]	29
64637898	metamorphosis	n) complete transformation as if by magic. change.	30
64637899	mystique	n) an aura or attitude of mystery about something or someone. charisma.	31
64637900	non sequitur	n) an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts. unsound conclusion.	32
64637901	parlous	adj) full of danger or risk; perilous. risky. [safe]	33
64637902	punctilio	n) a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time. fine point.	34
64637903	quagmire	n) soft, soggy mud or slush; an entrapping situation. bog, morass. [bedrock]	35
64637904	quixotic	adj) extravagantly idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations. fanciful, utopian. [realistic, pragmatic]	36
64637905	raconteur	n) a person who tells stories with great skill. storyteller.	37
64637906	sine qua non	n) an essential or indispensable element. necessity, requisite.	38
64637907	vendetta	n) a prolonged feud between two families usually. blood feud.	39
64637908	apposite	adj) appropriate; suitable; apt. relevant. [inappropriate]	40
64637909	augur	n) a prophet or seer. v) to predict, foreshadow. oracle, bode.	41
64637910	bilk	v) to defraud, cheat, or swindle. dupe.	42
64637911	charisma	the special personal magnetism that makes an individual especially appealing. charm.	43
64637912	debilitate	v) to make weak or feeble. exhaust. [strengthen]	44
64637913	execrable	adj( utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent. odious, reprehensible. [commendable]	45
64637914	impinge	v) to strike against or collide with violently. to encroach or obtrude upon. affect.	46
64637915	labyrinth	n) a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation. tangle.	47
64637916	narcissism	n) excessive self-love, absorption in oneself. egotism, conceit.	48
64637917	niggardly	adj)stingy; meanly small or insufficient. penny-pinching. [generous]	49
64637918	pastiche	n) a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other works; a hodgepodge. patchwork.	50
64637919	precarious	adj) very uncertain or unsure; dangerous or risky. perilous. [secure]	51
64637920	rapport	n) a close and harmonious relationship. bond.	52
64637921	utilitarianism	adj) stressing practicality over other considerations; that good is determined purely by its usefulness.functional. [decorative, ornamental]	53
64637922	vacuous	adj) devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence. void, empty. [trenchant, incisive]	54
64637923	vagary	n) an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action. whim.	55
64637924	viable	adj) capable of living or developing under normal circumstances. workable, feasible. [impracticable]	56
64637925	xenophobia	n) undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers. provinciality, chauvinism.	57
64637926	zany	adj) clownish or funny in a crazy & bizarre way. n) one who plays the clown. buffoon. [decorous, sober, grave]	58
64637927	zealot	n) a fanatical partisan or ardent follower. fanatic.	59