Unit 12 To Abjure verb The woman made it clear that she would abjure reject his proposal because they were on their first date Acrid smell adj The acrid pungent smell of rotten eggs made everyone in the dining hall gag as they walked in the door ID: 681733
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Sadlier-Oxford
Vocabulary Level E
Unit #12Slide2
To Abjure (verb)
The woman made it clear that she would abjure (reject) his proposal because they were on their
first date. Slide3
Acrid smell (adj.)
The acrid (pungent) smell of rotten eggs made everyone in the dining hall gag as they walked in the door.
The acid smells
acrid too!Slide4
August leader (adj.)
Gandalf is the august (majestic) leader of the fellowship of the ring.Slide5
Callous fingers (adj.)
The manager’s callous (coldhearted) approach to his employees made him disliked by everyone.Slide6
Clandestine meeting (adj.)
The F.B.I. informant requested a clandestine (secret) meeting with the agents.Slide7
Pg. 153 #1-5 5, 6, 8, 10, 15Slide8
Deserved Compunction (n.)
A person usually expresses compunction (regret) by hanging his head and covering his face.Slide9
Large Conflagration (n.)
Many conflagrations (fires) in forested areas make the land more fertile for new growth to take the place of older, dying trees. Slide10
Elated child (adj.)
I’m so elated (excited) that I can’t put my arms down! I can’t stop smiling! I can’t stop yelling! I’m elated!Slide11
Indelible marker (adj.)
Indelible (permanent) markers will not come off of most materials. That’s why you use them to write your name on your clothing labels.Slide12
Indulgent parent (adj.)
Most people believe that it is the indulgent (overly-generous) portions that are served today that are causing people to be less healthy than they were 20 years ago.Slide13
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6-10 1, 4, 12, 14, 19Slide14
Inveterate habits (adj.)
Cigarette smoking becomes an inveterate (ingrained) habit for many people; they know that it’s not good for them, but they have trouble being able to stop.Slide15
Irrelevant information (adj.)
The interviewer’s questions were completely irrelevant (unrelated) to the job tasks themselves.Slide16
Nocturnal animals (adj.)
Most nocturnal (night-time) animals have large eyes or pupils to enable them to see better at night.
The tarsier, pictured above,
sleeps during the
day with their eyes open.Slide17
Worn Out Platitude (n.)
It takes one to know one.
Easy come, easy go.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
The grass is greener on the other side.Slide18
Quell the uprising (v.)
When you injure yourself, it is smart to apply ice immediately in order to quell (stop) the swell-
ing
.Slide19
Pg. 153-154 #3, 11, 13, 16, 18Slide20
Quiescent volcano (adj.)
The volcano that lay
quiescent
(dormant) for years looked like a mountain until it began to erupt.Slide21
Ruminate about yesterday (v.)
I was so frustrated by the events yesterday that I spent hours
ruminating
(running them through my mind) in order to figure out what went wrong.Slide22
Tacit agreement (adj.)
Most people make a
tacit (silent)
agreement with others; you treat me with respect, and I will do the same. Slide23
Tangible evidence (adj.)
The letter moved ¼ of an inch, there is a sip missing from the milk and one of the chips is missing from a cookie; these facts provide
tangible
evidence of Santa Claus’ existence!Slide24
Trenchant point (adj.)
In many situations there is a
trenchant
(deep) division between right and wrong. Slide25
Pg.
153-154 #2, 7, 9, 17,
20