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Word of the Day 51-100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| meticulous | extremely careful about details |
| scheme | a carefully arranged plan for doing something |
| quiver | to shake; to tremble |
| relish | to enjoy greatly |
| exasperate | to irritate, annoy or anger |
| efficient | producing the desired result with minimum effort or waste |
| jovial | good-humored; in high spirits; merry |
| anguish | great suffering, distress or pain |
| rigorous | severe, harsh; thoroughly logical |
| dismal | gloomy, depressed |
| ominous | threatening; of bad omen |
| pacify | to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
| persevere | to refuse to quit even when the going gets tough |
| impudent | disrespectful; shameless |
| audacity | boldness, daring; impudence |
| segregate | to set apart from others |
| decrepit | broken down or worn out by old age or long use |
| stench | foul odor |
| obscure | not easily seen, faint; vague |
| contempt | a feeling that someone, something is low, worthless |
| demeanor | outward behavior or conduct |
| boycott | to join together in refusing to buy, deal with, etc in order to punish; a ban on products or services meant as a punishment |
| sullen | withdrawn, glum; dismal |
| malicious | having the desire to harm another; spiteful |
| putrid | rotten or foul smelling |
| adversity | misfortune; a troubled state |
| appall | to horrify or shock |
| lurch | to sway suddenly to one side |
| impede | to hold back; obstruct |
| meek | patient, long-suffering, humble |
| abate | to lessen; to reduce |
| taut | stretched tightly; tense |
| steadfast | constant; not moving |
| commence | to begin |
| copious | plentiful; abundant |
| outlandish | very odd or strange; fantastic |
| aptitude | natural ability |
| grovel | to lay or crawl about before someone in hope of mercy |
| irrational | unreasonable; not logical |
| nonchalantly | without concern or interest |
| ravenous | greedily hungry |
| sublime | majestic; causing awe |
| peripheral | lying on the outside edge |
| indignantly | showing anger or annoyance at something considered unfair; angrily |
| stoic | showing no reaction to good or bad events; unaffected by hardship |
| prelude | an introduction to a main event or action coming later |
| moot | not worthy of thought or discussion because it has been resolved |
| expend | to spend or use up |
| goad | to push a person into acting, especially by using pain or insults |
| endure | to suffer through |
Created by:
Jones207
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