Learning New Words From the Context

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  1. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  2. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  3. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  4. acquittal
    a judgment of not guilty
  5. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  6. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  7. ambrosial
    worthy of the gods
  8. ameliorate
    make better
  9. amelioration
    the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
  10. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  11. baffling
    hard to comprehend, solve, or believe
  12. carcinogenic
    causing or tending to cause cancer
    non carcinogenic means: not producing, or tending to produce, cancer
  13. cinema
    a medium that disseminates moving pictures
  14. cinematography
    the art of filming a movie
  15. complex
    complicated in structure
  16. complexity
    the quality of being intricate and compounded
  17. confine
    place limits on
  18. confinement
    the state of being enclosed
  19. conservation
    improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury
  20. conservationist
    someone who works to protect the environment
  21. conserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  22. consign
    give over to another for care or safekeeping
  23. consignee
    the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
  24. decade
    a period of 10 years
  25. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  26. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
  27. detonate
    cause to burst with a violent release of energy
  28. detonation
    the act of setting off an explosive
  29. detriment
    a damage or loss
  30. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  31. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  32. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  33. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  34. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  35. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  36. exaggeration
    making to seem more important than it really is
  37. excruciating
    extremely painful
  38. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  39. exhortation
    an earnest attempt at persuasion
  40. exotic
    characteristic of another place or part of the world
  41. expertise
    skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
  42. finicky
    fussy, especially about details
  43. folly
    the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
  44. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  45. former
    belonging to some prior time
  46. formerly
    at a previous time
  47. gall
    irritate or vex
  48. gall
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  49. gull
    a mostly white aquatic bird found along beaches
  50. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  51. haggle
    an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  52. hamper
    prevent the progress or free movement of
  53. harmonious
    existing together in agreement
  54. harmony
    agreement of opinions
  55. ignoramus
    a person who lacks intelligence or sophistication
  56. ignore
    refuse to acknowledge
  57. immerse
    cause to be submerged
  58. immersion
    the act of wetting something by submerging it
  59. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  60. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  61. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  62. inanity
    the quality of being meaningless or foolish
  63. indemnify
    secure against future loss, damage, or liability
  64. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  65. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  66. insomnia
    an inability to sleep
  67. insomniac
    someone who cannot sleep
  68. intact
    undamaged in any way
  69. invalid
    no longer legally acceptable
  70. invalidate
    make no longer acceptable for use
  71. lapse
    drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  72. nettlesome
    causing irritation or annoyance
  73. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  74. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  75. Occident
    the countries of Europe and North America and South America
  76. occidental
    denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
  77. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  78. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  79. perusal
    the act of examining or reading carefully
  80. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  81. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
  82. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  83. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  84. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  85. rejuvenate
    make younger or more youthful
  86. render
    give or supply
  87. rendering
    a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
  88. repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  89. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  90. residual
    relating to or indicating a remainder
  91. residue
    matter that remains after something has been removed
  92. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
  93. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  94. retire
    withdraw from active participation
  95. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  96. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  97. score
    a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest
  98. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  99. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
  100. scuffle
    fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  101. scuffle
    disorderly fighting
  102. snub
    refuse to acknowledge
  103. spurn
    reject with contempt
  104. stipend
    a sum of money allotted on a regular basis
  105. subversion
    the act of overthrowing or destroying, as a government
  106. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  107. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  108. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  109. suture
    a seam used in surgery
  110. swelter
    be uncomfortably hot
  111. sweltering
    excessively hot and humid; marked by sweating and faintness
  112. tepid
    moderately warm
  113. tepidly
    in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner
  114. tractability
    the trait of being easily persuaded
  115. tractable
    easily managed
  116. unruffled
    free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
  117. unwieldiness
    the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity
  118. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  119. unwittingly
    without knowledge or intention
  120. wager
    the act of gambling
  121. wager
    the money risked on a gamble
  122. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  123. withdraw
    pull back or move away or backward
  124. withdrawal
    the act of pulling back
  125. zany
    ludicrous or foolish
Created on Thu Sep 13 14:17:05 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Mar 20 23:24:00 EDT 2013)

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