Vocabulary Workshop Level G: Unit 11

Question 1

abrogate

Answer 1

to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

Question 2

ambient

Answer 2

completely surrounding, encompassing

Question 3

asperity

Answer 3

roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

Question 4

burnish

Answer 4

to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish

gloss, brightness, luster

Question 5

cabal

Answer 5

a small group working in secret

Question 6

delectable

Answer 6

delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory

an appealing or appetizing food or dish

Question 7

deprecate

Answer 7

to express mild disapproval; to belittle

Question 8

detritus

Answer 8

loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

Question 9

ebullient

Answer 9

overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling

Question 10

eclectic

Answer 10

drawn from different sources

one whose beliefs are drawn from different sources

Question 11

flaccid

Answer 11

limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

Question 12

impecunious

Answer 12

having little or no money

Question 13

inexorable

Answer 13

inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

Question 14

moribund

Answer 14

dying, on the way out

Question 15

necromancer

Answer 15

one who claim to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

Question 16

onerous

Answer 16

burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

Question 17

rife

Answer 17

common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

Question 18

rudiments

Answer 18

the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

Question 19

sequester

Answer 19

to set apart, separate fro a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

Question 20

winnow

Answer 20

to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift though to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan