week 7
A. 1100 Words You Need to Know
cryptic (a.)- hidden, occult, mystical
crypt (n.)- grotto, cavern
curtail (v.)- made short
curt (a.)- short, shortened, incomplete
emit (v.)- send forth
haven (n.)- a safe or peaceful place
importune (v.)- harass with solicitation, demand persistently
inchoate (a.)- recently or just begun
incontrovertible (a.)- impossible to doubt
incredulous (a.)- unbelieving
in- not, opposite of, without; into, in, on, upon
jeopardize (v.)- to put something into a danger
jeopardy (n.)- danger, risk
permeate (v.)- to pass through
premise (v.)- to state before something else
propitious (a.)- gracious, favorable, useful
repress (v.)- to check, restrain
subjugate (v.)- to defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom
subterranean (a.)- underground
surmise (n.)- accusation
surmise (v.)- to accuse
surreptitious (a.)- seize secretly, take away, steal, plagiarize
viable (a.)- able to work as intended or able to succeed
aspire (v.)- eager to have something
havoc (n.)- confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble
incisive (a.)- slashing, cutting with a sharp edge
inveigh (v.)- assault, assail
invective (n.)- an attacking in words
lethal (a.)- causing or resulting in death
mammoth (a.)- extremely large
mammoth (n.)- a type of large elephant
nettle (n.)- a wild plant
nettle (v.)- to make someone annoyed
overt (a.)- open to view
precipitate (n.)(v.)- to hurl or fling down
raze (v.)- pull or knock down a city or a building
relegate (v.)- to banish, send into exile
legate (n.)- authorized representative of the Pope
repulse (v.)- drive back, reject
repulse (n.)- refusal, denial
scurry (v.)- to move quickly, with small, short steps
sinecure (n.)- church benefice with an emolument but without parish duties
sans- without, except, apart, not counting
singular (a.)- alone, apart; being a unit; special, unsurpassed
valor (n.)- great courage
abrogate (v.)- to end a law
ab- away, from, from off, down
accomplice (n.)- associate in crime
alleged (a.)- asserted but not proved
asperity (n.)- hardship, harshness of feelings
complicity (n.)- accomplice, comrade, companion
culpable (a.)- worthy of blame
extrinsic (a.)- not of the essence or inner nature of a thing
fetter (v.)- to keep someone within limits
invalidate (v.)- to officially stop a document, ticket, law, etc.
nomad (n.)- wandering groups in Arabia
paragon (n.)- a model, pattern of excellence
para- alongside, beyond; altered; contrary; irregular, abnormal
preclude (v.)- to close, shut off; hinder, impede
