Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Level A Unit 7

To approve, permit; to give power to or authority to

• Authorize

• Dissect

• Expend

• Persevere

To make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle

• Immerse

• Quash

• Reminisce

• Writhe

Enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly

• Gullible

• Relish

• Scour

• Testimonial

Causing excitement or anger; leading to unrest, violence, or disorder

• Pathetic

• Prevaricate

• Illicit

• Inflammatory

A person who has committe a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender

• Memorandum

• Fatality

• Culprit

• Authorize

To pay out, spend; to use up

• Expend

• Immerse

• Persevere

• Quash

A statement that speaks to a person's character or to the benefits of a product; expressing the value and worth of someone or something

• Prevaricate

• Fatality

• Testimonial

• Authorize

To plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply

• Dawdle

• Immerse

• Memorandum

• Writhe

Marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate or lacking

• Authorize

• Expend

• Pathetic

• Persevere

To waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary

• Dawdle

• Gullible

• Inflammatory

• Relish