Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
1-100
Word of the Day 1-100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| monotonous | tiresome because it does not vary or change |
| dispute | an argument, debate or quarrel |
| content | satisfied |
| dense | packed tightly together |
| clamor | a loud demand or complaint |
| craned | stretched the neck for a better view |
| tyrant | a cruel, unjust ruler |
| reflect | think seriously about something |
| infuriate | to make angry; enrage |
| immense | very large or great |
| saunter | to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way |
| famished | suffering from severe hunger or lack of something |
| perilous | involving risk or danger |
| summit | the highest point; highest degree or state |
| decline | to refuse politely; to slope downward |
| haggard | having a tired look |
| adapt | to adjust or change to suit conditions |
| collaborate | to work together |
| churlish | lacking politeness or good manners; rude |
| prejudice | an irrational anger or hatred towards an individual, group or race |
| subtle | not direct or obvious |
| antics | playful or ludicrous act, trick |
| perplex | to make uncertain, confuse |
| stupefy | stun, amaze, confuse |
| arid | extremely dry; uninteresting or dull |
| ingenious | showing remarkable originality, inventiveness; clever |
| confront | to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge |
| hover | to float or suspend over, to move back and forth uncertainly over |
| pallid | pale; weak and lifeless |
| boisterous | noisy in a cheerful way; high spirited |
| loiter | to spend time idly; linger |
| bias | prejudiced; favoring one side too much |
| nuisance | an act, thing or person causing trouble, annoyance |
| mortified | ashamed; extremely embarrassed |
| infer | to make conclusions by reasoning from something assumed |
| smugly | with self-satisfaction |
| etiquette | acceptable social manners |
| enigma | someone or something that cannot be understood |
| enable | to make able, provide with means, power |
| crucial | of supreme importance; critical |
| shabby | in a state of decay; run-down |
| jostle | to force one’s way by pushing or elbowing; bump or shove against |
| drone | a continuous humming sound |
| savor | to dwell on with delight |
| facetious | humorous; not serious |
| culprit | person responsible for a crime |
| timid | lacking self-confidence; shy, hesitant |
| amiable | friendly; good-natured |
| sluggish | lazy; slow-moving; not active |
| eerie | causing fear because of strangeness; mysterious |
| meticulous | extremely careful about details |
| scheme | a carefully arranged plan for doing something |
| quiver | to shake or 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, calm; to soothe |
| persevere | to refuse to quit even when the going is 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 (an obscure answer) |
| 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 |
| 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; 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 | lay or crawled 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 |
| 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 | pushing a person into acting, especially by using pain or insults |
| endure | to suffer through |
Created by:
Jones207
Popular English Vocabulary sets