Question | Answer |
admonish | verb to caution or advise against something |
breach | noun an opening gap |
brigand | noun a bandit |
circumspect | adj careful cautious |
commandeer | verb to seize for military or official use |
cumbersome | adj clumsy, hard to handle |
deadlock | noun a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions |
debris | noun scattered fragments |
diffuse | verb to spread freely or widely |
dilemma | noun a difficult or perplexing situation |
efface | verb to wipe out to keep oneself from being noticed |
muddle | verb to make a mess of |
opinionated | adj stubborn and often unreasonable in holding ones own ideas |
perennial | adj lasting for a long time, persistent |
predispose | verb to incline beforehand |
relinquish | verb to let go or give up |
salvage | verb to save from fire or shipwreck |
spasmodic | adj sudden and violent but brief |
spurious | adj not genuine not true not valid |
unbridled | adj uncontrolled lacking in restraint |
adjourn | verb to stop proceedings temporarily |
alien | noun a citizen of another country |
comely | adj having a pleasure experience |
compensate | verb to make up for |
dissolute | adj to loose in ones morals or behavior |
erratic | adj not regular or consistent |
expulsion | noun the process of driving or forcing out |
feint | noun a deliberately deceptive moment |
fodder | noun food for horses or cattle |
fortify | verb to strengthen or build up |
illegible | adj difficult or impossible to read |
jeer | verb to make fun rudely or unkindly |
lucrative | adj bringing in money |
mediocre | adj average, ordinary |
proliferate | verb to reproduce, increase |
subjugate | verb to conquer by force |
sully | verb to soil stain or tarnish |
tantalize | verb to tarnish or defile |
terse | adj brief and to the point |
unflinching | adj firm showing no signs of fear |
abridge | verb to make shorter |
adherent | noun to a follower or supporter |
altercation | noun an angry argument |
cherubic | adj resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful round or chubby face |
condone | verb to pardon or overlook |
dissent | verb to disagree |
eminent | adj famous or outstanding |
exorcise | verb to drive out by magic |
fabricate | verb to make or manufacture |
irate | adj angry |
marauder | noun a raider or plunderer |
obesity | noun excessive fatness |
pauper | noun an extremely poor person |
pilfer | verb to steak in small quantities |
rift | noun a split or break |
semblance | noun a likeness |
surmount | verb to overcome |
terminate | verb to bring to an end |
trite | adj commonplace |
usurp | verb to seize and hold a position by force |
abscond | verb to run off and hide |
access | noun to approach or get admittance to place |
anarchy | noun a lack of government |
arduous | adj hard to do |
auspicious | adj hard to do |
biased | adj favoring one side |
daunt | verb to overcome with fear |
disentangle | verb to free from tangles |
fated | adj determined in advance |
hoodwink | verb to mislead by a trick |
inanimate | adj not having life |
incinerate | adj not having life |
intrepid | adj very brave fearless unshakable |
larceny | noun theft |
pliant | adj bending easily |
pompous | adj overly self important |
precipice | noun a very steep cliff |
rectify | verb to make right |
reprieve | noun a temporary relief or delay |
revile | verb to attack with words |
accomplice | noun a person who takes part in a crime |
annihilate | verb to destroy completely |
arbitrary | adj unreasonable |
brazen | adj shameless |
catalyst | noun a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction |
exodus | a large scale departure or flight |
facilitate | verb to make easier |
incorrigible | adj not able to be corrected |
latent | adj hidden present but not realized |
militant | adj given to fighting |
morose | adj having gloomy or sullen manner |
opaque | adj not letting light through |
paramount | adj chief in importance |
prattle | verb to talk aimlessly |
rebut | verb to offer arguments or evidence |
reprimand | verb to scold |
servitude | noun slavery forced labor |
slapdash | adj carelessly and hasty |
stagnant | adj not running or flowing |
succumb | verb to give way to superior force |
atone | verb to make up for |
bondage | noun slavery |
credible | adj believable |
defray | verb to pay for |
diligent | adj hard working |
doleful | adj sad |
ghastly | adj frightful |
hamper | verb to hold back |
hew | verb to shape or cut down |
impoverished | adj poor or in a state of poverty |
incessant | adj never stopping |
intricate | adj complicated |
lucid | adj easy to understand |
posthumous | adj occurring or published after death |
prim | adj overly neat |
sardonic | adj grimly or scornfully mocking |
superfluous | adj exceeding what is sufficient or required excess |
supplant | verb to take the place of supersede |
taunt | verb to jeer at mock |
tenactious | adj holding fast |