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Financial Times 122 words

November 12, 2009 By ILYAS S. (SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom)

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  1. plea
    a humble request for help from someone in authority
  2. peg
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  3. stumble
    miss a step and fall or nearly fall
  4. mutinous
    consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny
  5. spark
    a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
  6. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  7. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  8. bedevil
    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  9. spearhead
    the head and sharpened point of a spear
  10. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  11. belittle
    cause to seem less serious; play down
  12. beckon
    summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
  13. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  14. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
  15. dismal
    causing dejection
  16. deject
    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  17. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  18. overture
    orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
  19. rebuff
    a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
  20. fade
    become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
  21. head off
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  22. step in
    act as a substitute
  23. pledge
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  24. roll over
    make a rolling motion or turn
  25. downplay
    understate the importance or quality of
  26. bankroll
    a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
  27. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  28. adrift
    afloat on the surface of a body of water
  29. crummy
    of very poor quality; flimsy
  30. flimsy
    a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
  31. swap
    exchange or give (something) in exchange for
  32. inextricable
    not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
  33. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  34. omission
    neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
  35. stagger
    walk with great difficulty
  36. vest
    a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  37. discretionary
    having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
  38. savage
    without civilizing influences
  39. embolden
    give encouragement to
  40. bumper
    a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
  41. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  42. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  43. forestall
    act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
  44. chestnut
    any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
  45. reckon
    make a mathematical calculation or computation
  46. lag
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  47. hitherto
    used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
  48. sweeping
    taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
  49. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  50. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  51. en masse
    all together
  52. perennial
    lasting three seasons or more
  53. pasture
    a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
  54. bump into
    collide violently with an obstacle
  55. riddle
    pierce with many holes
  56. solidify
    become solid
  57. scramble
    to move hurriedly
  58. resurgence
    bringing again into activity and prominence
  59. auction
    the public sale of something to the highest bidder
  60. sow
    place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
  61. oust
    remove from a position or office
  62. outsized
    larger than normal for its kind
  63. farce
    a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
  64. descend
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  65. avert
    turn away or aside
  66. dilute
    lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
  67. giveaway
    a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
  68. stout
    having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  69. brush aside
    bar from attention or consideration
  70. drive out
    force or drive out
  71. slump
    fall or sink heavily
  72. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  73. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  74. wherewithal
    the necessary means (especially financial means)
  75. allegiance
    the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
  76. offshoot
    a natural consequence of development
  77. render
    give or supply
  78. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
  79. turnover
    the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
  80. exponent
    a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
  81. pendulum
    an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
  82. swing
    change direction with a swinging motion; turn
  83. surcharge
    an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
  84. vantage point
    a place from which something can be viewed
  85. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  86. turn out
    be shown or be found to be
  87. come out
    appear or become visible; make a showing
  88. unpick
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
  89. work out
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
  90. downswing
    a swing downward of a golf club
  91. punctuate
    insert punctuation marks into
  92. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  93. constellation
    a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
  94. exacerbate
    make worse
  95. unfold
    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
  96. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  97. pretension
    the advancing of a claim
  98. purport
    have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
  99. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
  100. quintessential
    representing the perfect example of a class or quality
  101. shove
    come into rough contact with while moving
  102. squeeze
    press firmly
  103. mould
    the distinctive form in which a thing is made
  104. cascade
    a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
  105. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  106. casual
    without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
  107. disembody
    free from a body or physical form or reality
  108. involution
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
  109. unleash
    turn loose or free from restraint
  110. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  111. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  112. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  113. literal
    limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
  114. downsize
    reduce in size or number
  115. frugal
    avoiding waste
  116. thrifty
    mindful of the future in spending money
  117. foreclosure
    the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
  118. arrears
    the state of being behind in payments
  119. short sale
    sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
  120. fungible
    of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation
  121. malaise
    physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
  122. unease
    physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)