Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 6-10

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

to include or contain; to be made of

skillful, nimble

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

definite, clearly stated

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony; sarcastic

stale, moldy; out-of-date

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

unfavorable, threatening, of a bad omen

a high peak or point

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

growing without check, running wild

comfort, relief; to comfort, console

dignified, majestic

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

to stop by force, put down

open to or marked by bribery or corruption

to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

to change in a formal way; to change for the better

(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap or blow

great confusion, disorder

roomy, spacious

eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

to see clearly, recognize

still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

to involve in; to connect with or be related to

to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox

deserving blame or punishment

dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

filthy, wretched, debased

disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

loud and noisy; compelling attention

of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer

strong dislike; bitter hostility

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

an expression of sympathy

to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

old and feeble; worn-out ruined

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

innocent, simple; frank, sincere

having great variety; numerous and diverse

out-of-date, no longer in use

eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

a state of perplexity or doubt

stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

an injury done in return for injury

to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration

to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute.

(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned.

(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent.

(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent.

(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies.

(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely.

(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose.

(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional.

(adj.,part.) unnaturally thin.

(v.) to rejoice greatly.

(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy.

(n.) a payment for damage or loss.

(n.) a hint; a vague notion.

(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood.

(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority.

(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption.

(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.

(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will.

(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited.

(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance.

to accept without protest; to agree or submit

to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

to desire something belonging to another

discouraged, dejected, downcast

rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised

given to much talking, tediously chatty

incapable of being overcome

to be regretted or pitied

an unsuitable or misleading name

to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend

a period of relief or rest

a repayment; a deserved punishment

winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible

full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field

a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing