3101007891 | Abase | (V) to humilate, to degrade | 0 | |
3101007892 | Abregation | (N) denial of comfort to oneself ; annulment or repudiation | 1 | |
3101007893 | Adroit | (Adj) skillful, dexterous | 2 | |
3101007894 | Dearth | (N) a lack of, scarcity | 3 | |
3101007895 | Maudlin | (Adj) weakly sentimental | 4 | |
3101007896 | Parsimony | (N) frugality, stinginess; extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources | 5 | |
3101007897 | Deliberate | (Adj) done consciously and intentionally | 6 | |
3101007898 | Delinquency | (N) minor crime, specially by young people | 7 | |
3101007899 | Contended | (V) Struggle to surmount; assert something as a position in an argument | 8 | |
3101007900 | Deplorable | (Adj) deserving strong condemnation | 9 | |
3101007901 | Impenetrable | (Adj) impossible to pass through or enter | 10 | |
3101007902 | Impudently | (Adv) not showing due respect for another person | 11 | |
3101007903 | Dispensation | (N) exemption from rule OR a system of order | 12 | |
3101007904 | Profound | (Adj) very great or intense; great knowledge | 13 | |
3101007905 | Odorous | (Adj) having or giving off smell | 14 | |
3101007906 | Sodden | (Adj) saturated with liquid | 15 | |
3101007907 | Vigorously | (Adv) in a way that involves physical strength, effort, or energy | 16 | |
3101007908 | Quivering | (Verb) tremble or shake with a slight and rapid motion | 17 | |
3101007909 | Discreet | (Adj) careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions; avoid causing offense | 18 | |
3101007910 | Obstinately | (Adv) stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action; stubborn and inflexible | 19 | |
3101105506 | Ensconced | (Verb) establish or settle in a good place | 20 | |
3101108160 | Volubility | (Noun) quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly | 21 | |
3101113523 | Rendezvous | (Noun and verb) meeting at an agreed time and place | 22 | |
3101118639 | Irresolute | (Adj) indecisive, hesitant, uncertain | 23 | |
3101122734 | Subterfuges | (N) deceit used in order to achieve one's goal (trickery, fraud) | 24 | |
3101127736 | Witticisms | (N) witty remark; joke or pun | 25 | |
3101130685 | Ponderous | (Adj) slow and clumsy because of great weight; slow, graceless | 26 | |
3101135434 | Mettle | (N) a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited or resilient way | 27 | |
3101142687 | Nonplused | (Adj) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how react | 28 | |
3101148455 | Languid | (Adj) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed | 29 | |
3101153896 | Devolved | (Verb) to transfer or delegate power to a lower level, especially from central to local government | 30 | |
3101163485 | Perambulations | (V) to walk through, about, or over; traverse | 31 | |
3101169032 | Commodious | (Adj) roomy and comfortable | 32 | |
3101170750 | Alacrity | (N) brick and cheerful readiness; eagerness and willingness | 33 | |
3101174611 | Repast | (Noun) a meal, feast, or banquet | 34 | |
3101177723 | Atelier | (N) a workshop or studio | 35 | |
3101180030 | Suffused | (V) gradually spread through or over | 36 | |
3101183641 | Piquant | (Adj) having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor | 37 | |
3101189428 | Sardonically | (Adj) characterized by scornful or bitter derision; mocking or cynical | 38 | |
3101196220 | Pirogue | (N) a long narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk | 39 | |
3101199926 | Treadle | (N) a lever worked by the foot that imparts motion to a machine | 40 | |
3101204581 | Imperiling | (V) put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed; endangered | 41 | |
3101210042 | Propensity | (N) an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way | 42 | |
3101213814 | Capricious | (Adj) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | 43 | |
3101218830 | Supercilious | (Adj) behaving or looking as though one is superior to others; arrogant | 44 |
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