Vocabulary Unit 14 by Matt R

Vocabulary Unit 14

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Vocabulary Unit 14

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Annex(V) to add to attach; to incorporate (N) an attachment or addition(S) join, acquire, procure

Cleave(V) to cut or spilt open; to cling to(S) sever, halve, adhere, clasp

Cordial(Adj) in a friendly manner, hearty, cheery (n) a liqueur (S) hospitable, affable, warm, convivial (A) gruff, unfriendly, unsociable

Cornerstone (N) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle(S) base, underpinning, support

Debacle(N) an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure (S) disaster, calamity (A) success, victory, coup

Devitalize(V) to make weak or lifeless (S) sap, enervate, infeeble (A) enliven, stimulate, excite

Embroil(V) to involve in a conflict or difficulty, to throw into confusion (S) entangle, ensnarl (A) disentangle

Exonerate(V) to clear from a charge or accusation(S) absolve, acquit, vindicate(A) incriminate, inculpate

Glib(Adj) ready and fluent in speech, thoughtless, insincere(S)superficial, pat, oil, unctuous (A) halting, tongue-tied, speechless

Haphazard (Adj) by chance, not planned, lacking order(S) random, slapdash, (A) deliberate, purposeful, orderly

Improvise(V) to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials(S) ad-lib, play it by ear, wing it, extemporaneous (A) plan, rehearse

Incite(V) to rouse, stir up, urge on(S) spur, kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt(A) check, curb, impede, restrain, smother

Influx(N) a coming in, flow(S) I pouring, inrush(A) outpouring, exodus, departure

Pallor(N) an extreme or unnatural paleness(S) wanes, lividness, bloodlessness (A) flush, blush, rosiness, bloom

Pedigree(N) a list of ancestors, family tree, the history or origins of something(S) lineage, ancestry

Precipitous(Adj) very steep(S) abrupt, sharp(A) shallow

Profuse(Adj) very abundant(S) extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous(A) sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient

Reconcile(V) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign(S) conciliate, mend fences(A) antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge between

Shackle(V) to put into chains, (N) a chain, fetter(S) manacle, enslave(A) free, unfetter, emancipate, liberate

Threadbare (Adj) shabby, old and worn(S) frayed seedy, ragged, shopworn(A) luxurious, costly, sumptuous

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Annex
(V) to add to attach; to incorporate (N) an attachment or addition
(S) join, acquire, procure

Cleave
(V) to cut or spilt open; to cling to
(S) sever, halve, adhere, clasp

Cordial
(Adj) in a friendly manner, hearty, cheery (n) a liqueur
(S) hospitable, affable, warm, convivial
(A) gruff, unfriendly, unsociable

Cornerstone
(N) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle
(S) base, underpinning, support

Debacle
(N) an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure
(S) disaster, calamity
(A) success, victory, coup

Devitalize
(V) to make weak or lifeless
(S) sap, enervate, infeeble
(A) enliven, stimulate, excite

Embroil
(V) to involve in a conflict or difficulty, to throw into confusion
(S) entangle, ensnarl
(A) disentangle

Exonerate
(V) to clear from a charge or accusation
(S) absolve, acquit, vindicate
(A) incriminate, inculpate

Glib
(Adj) ready and fluent in speech, thoughtless, insincere
(S)superficial, pat, oil, unctuous
(A) halting, tongue-tied, speechless

Haphazard
(Adj) by chance, not planned, lacking order
(S) random, slapdash,
(A) deliberate, purposeful, orderly

Improvise
(V) to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials
(S) ad-lib, play it by ear, wing it, extemporaneous
(A) plan, rehearse

Incite
(V) to rouse, stir up, urge on
(S) spur, kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt
(A) check, curb, impede, restrain, smother

Influx
(N) a coming in, flow
(S) I pouring, inrush
(A) outpouring, exodus, departure

Pallor
(N) an extreme or unnatural paleness
(S) wanes, lividness, bloodlessness
(A) flush, blush, rosiness, bloom

Pedigree
(N) a list of ancestors, family tree, the history or origins of something
(S) lineage, ancestry

Precipitous
(Adj) very steep
(S) abrupt, sharp
(A) shallow

Profuse
(Adj) very abundant
(S) extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous
(A) sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient

Reconcile
(V) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign
(S) conciliate, mend fences
(A) antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge between

Shackle
(V) to put into chains, (N) a chain, fetter
(S) manacle, enslave
(A) free, unfetter, emancipate, liberate

Threadbare
(Adj) shabby, old and worn
(S) frayed seedy, ragged, shopworn
(A) luxurious, costly, sumptuous