Financial Times

ILYAS S. (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
    characterized by a rebellion against authority
  5. spark
    a small fragment of a burning substance
  6. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  7. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  8. bedevil
    be confusing or perplexing to
  9. spearhead
    the head and sharpened point of a spear
  10. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  11. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  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
  15. dismal
    causing dejection
  16. deject
    cause to feel dispirited, sad, or downhearted
  17. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  18. overture
    orchestral music at the beginning of an opera or musical
  19. rebuff
    a deliberate discourteous act
  20. fade
    become less clearly visible or distinguishable
  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
  27. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  28. adrift
    afloat on the surface of a body of water
  29. crummy
    of very poor quality
  30. flimsy
    a thin strong lightweight translucent paper
  31. swap
    exchange or give in exchange for
  32. inextricable
    incapable of being disentangled or untied
  33. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  34. omission
    leaving out or passing over something
  35. stagger
    walk with great difficulty
  36. vest
    a sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  37. discretionary
    having the ability to act according to your own judgment
  38. savage
    without civilizing influences
  39. embolden
    give encouragement to
  40. bumper
    a bar on a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent damage
  41. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  42. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  43. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  44. chestnut
    a type of hardwood tree that yields edible nuts
  45. reckon
    expect, believe, or suppose
  46. lag
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  47. hitherto
    up to this point; until the present time
  48. sweeping
    taking in or moving over a wide area
  49. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  50. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  51. en masse
    all together
  52. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  53. pasture
    a field covered with grass and suitable for grazing
  54. bump into
    collide violently with an obstacle
  55. riddle
    pierce with many holes
  56. solidify
    become firm
  57. scramble
    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
  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
  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 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 rate at which workers have to be replaced
  80. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
  81. pendulum
    an apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely
  82. swing
    change direction with a swinging motion; turn
  83. surcharge
    an additional fee required for some service or item
  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 or understand the meaning of
  90. downswing
    a swing downward of a golf club
  91. punctuate
    insert marks to clarify meaning
  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 misleading appearance of being or intending
  99. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  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 magnitude or number
  115. frugal
    avoiding waste
  116. thrifty
    mindful of the future in spending money
  117. foreclosure
    proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan
  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
    freely exchangeable for something of like nature
  121. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  122. unease
    physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
Created on Wed Nov 11 23:11:22 EST 2009 (updated Sun Feb 14 23:34:38 EST 2010)

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