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Extra Drill I
Extra Drill
Question | Answer |
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endorse | v. Give support; approve of |
prod | v. To push against gently; urge on; cause to act |
reluctant | adj. Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom |
balk | v. Refuse to comply |
momentous | adj. Of very great significance |
console | v. give solace (comfort) |
vernacular | adj. characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language |
bristle | v. React in an offended or angry manner |
arbitrary | adj. impulse or capricious; based on individual freedom |
bravura | n. Brilliant and showy technical skill |
resplendent | adj. Having great beauty and splendour |
badger | v. annoy persistently |
procrastination | n. act of procrastinating; delaying action for later time |
embark | v. set out on; proceed; start |
pondering | adj. deeply seriously thoughful |
synergy | n. the working together of twho things to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects |
ponderous | adj. slow heavy |
pontificate | v. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner |
Mordant | adj. corrosive; erosive; grim |
Temerity | n. audacity |
Acrimony | n. acerbity |
Crestfallen | adj. brought low in spirit (crest = top of the hill) |
Articulate | v. provide with a joint |
Squabble | n. a quarrel about petty point |
Amicable | adj. characteriszed by friendship |
Jarred | v. to conflict, clash, or disagree; to produce harsh sound |
Nitpick | v. be overly critical; criticize |
Unassuming | adj. not arrogant or presuming; humility |
Flinch | v. recoil; draw back as with fear or pain |
Apocalyptic | adj. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom |
Squall | v. utter a sudden loud cry |
Gully | n. a form of land created by running water eroding sharply into soil |
Miff | n. a state of irritation or annoyance |
Commotion | n. din; violence motion |