Wasted Hour of My Life Quiz 4

Larissa X. (China)
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  1. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  2. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  3. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  4. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
  5. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  6. diminutive
    very small
  7. emancipate
    free from slavery or servitude
  8. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  9. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  10. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  11. impair
    make worse or less effective
  12. invincible
    incapable of being overcome or subdued
  13. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  14. mire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  15. obtrusive
    sticking out; protruding
  16. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  17. render
    give or supply
  18. rugged
    having long narrow shallow depressions in the surface
  19. skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  20. slipshod
    marked by great carelessness
  21. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  22. comport
    behave in a certain manner
  23. concise
    expressing much in few words
  24. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  25. depreciation
    a decrease in price or value
  26. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  27. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  28. enlightened
    having knowledge and spiritual insight
  29. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  30. garble
    distort or make false by mutilation or addition
  31. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  32. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  33. recoil
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  34. recoup
    regain or make up for
  35. reek
    give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
  36. relentless
    never-ceasing
  37. rivulet
    a small stream
  38. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  39. staccato
    (music) separating the notes
  40. statue
    a sculpture representing a human or animal
  41. appreciable
    enough to be estimated or measured
  42. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  43. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  44. blasphemy
    profane language
  45. brawny
    possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
  46. concerted
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  47. humane
    marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering
  48. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  49. intolerable
    incapable of being put up with
  50. irreverent
    showing lack of due respect or veneration
  51. laborious
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  52. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  53. maltreat
    be cruel to someone
  54. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  55. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  56. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
  57. temperate
    not extreme
  58. venomous
    extremely poisonous or injurious
  59. wily
    marked by skill in deception
Created on 七月 29, 2013

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