Wasted Hour of My Life Quiz 1

Larissa X. (China)
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  1. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  2. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  3. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  4. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  5. commandeer
    take arbitrarily or by force
  6. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  7. deadlock
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  8. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  9. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  10. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  11. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  12. muddle
    make clouded as with sediment
  13. opinionated
    obstinate in your opinions
  14. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  15. predispose
    make susceptible
  16. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  17. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  18. spasmodic
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  19. spurious
    plausible but false
  20. unbridled
    not restrained or controlled
  21. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
  22. alien
    from another place or part of the world
  23. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  24. compensate
    make amends for
  25. dissolute
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  26. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  27. expulsion
    the act of forcing out someone or something
  28. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  29. fodder
    coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks
  30. fortify
    make strong or stronger
  31. illegible
    unable to be read
  32. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  33. lucrative
    producing a sizeable profit
  34. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  35. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  36. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  37. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  38. tantalize
    harass with persistent teasing or baiting
  39. terse
    brief and to the point
  40. unflinching
    showing courage and determination in the face of danger
  41. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  42. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  43. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  44. cherubic
    having a sweet nature befitting an angel
  45. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  46. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  47. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  48. exorcise
    expel through adjuration or prayers
  49. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  50. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  51. marauder
    someone who attacks in search of loot
  52. obesity
    the condition of being excessively overweight
  53. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  54. pilfer
    make off with belongings of others
  55. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  56. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  57. surmount
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  58. terminate
    bring to an end or halt
  59. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  60. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
Created on 七月 19, 2013 (updated 七月 19, 2013)

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