VOCAB. UNIT
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Moribund Winnow Ambient Deprecate
Abrogate Ebullient Necromancer Sequester
Rife Asperity Eclectic Burnish
Cabal Delectable Rudiments Onerous
Detritus Inexorable Impecunious Flaccid
Burdensome, involving hardship or difficulty
- oppressive, weighty
ONEROUS
Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish - delicious, scrumptious
DELECTABLE
Having little or no money
- penniless, impoverished, indigent
IMPECUNIOUS
The fundamentals or earliest stages of any subject or discipline
- basics
RUDIMENTS
To repeal or cancel; declare null and void
- annul, revoke
ABROGATE
To set apart; to separate for special purposes; to take possession of and hold in custody
- seclude, segregate, isolate
SEQUESTER
Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
- rigor, harsh
ASPERITY
Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often- abundant, replete,
plentiful- teeming
RIFE
One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead
- sorcerer, conjurerNECROMANCER
Debris and wreckage from a destruction; loose bits and pieces of material
- ruins, rubble, corpse
DETRITUS
To express mild disapproval, to belittle
- scold, chide, frown upon
DEPRECATE
To sift through to obtain what is desirable; to get rid of that which is unwanted- To remove the chaff
from the wheat- Strain, filter, sort
WINNOW
Completely surrounding, encompassing
- environment
AMBIENT
Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; bubbling
- exhilarated, elated, exuberant
EBULLIENT
Dying, on the way out- obsolescent
MORIBUND
Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
- soft, flabby
FLACCID
Drawn from different sources;
- miscellaneous, diverse, various
ECLECTIC
To make smooth or glossy by rubbing; to polish
- gloss, luster, shine, buff
BURNISH
Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
- inescapable, obdurate
INEXORABLE
A small group working in secret- clique, ring, gang,
coterie- conspiracy, plot
CABAL