Question | Answer |
acquit | (v.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself |
deem | (v.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion |
devastate | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins |
discredit | v.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; damage in reputation; (n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation |
elusive | (adj.) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand |
generate | (v.) to bring into existence; to be the cause of |
idolize | (v.) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much |
ingratitude | (n.) a lack of thankfulness |
keepsake | (n.) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir |
mortal | (n.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable |
ovation | (n.) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applaud |
petty | (adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor |
plight | (n.) a sorry condition or state; (v.) to pledge, promise solemnly |
repent | (v.) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do |
reverie | (n.) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought |
revocation | (n.) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancelation |
scan | (v.) to examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem (n.) an examination |
strand | (n.) a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc; (v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position |
strife | (n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle |
topple | (v.) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of |