Extra Drill I Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 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 |
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