SVL 12000 Level 11-4

john S. (Japan)
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  1. optic
    of or relating to or resembling the eye
  2. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  3. trudge
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  4. heather
    a low purple-flowered plant grown in the northern hemisphere
  5. carcass
    the dead body of an animal
  6. corroborate
    give evidence for
  7. wrangle
    quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively
  8. financier
    a person skilled in large-scale monetary transactions
  9. shear
    cut or cut through with scissors
  10. persona
    an image of oneself that one presents to the world
  11. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  12. prelude
    something that introduces what follows
  13. sprint
    run very fast, usually for a short distance
  14. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  15. zinc
    a bluish-white lustrous metallic element
  16. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  17. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  18. evangelical
    of a Christian church believing in personal conversion
  19. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  20. plaza
    a public square with room for pedestrians
  21. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
  22. hub
    central part of a car wheel through which the axle passes
  23. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  24. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  25. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  26. bombardment
    an attack by dropping explosive devices
  27. pollen
    fine spores produced by flowers to fertilize other flowers
  28. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  29. ignite
    cause to start burning
  30. inhale
    draw deep into the lungs by breathing
  31. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  32. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  33. swagger
    walk with a lofty proud gait
  34. contingency
    the state of being dependent on something
  35. resurrection
    a revival from inactivity and disuse
  36. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  37. meteor
    a small, solid space object that has entered Earth's atmosphere
  38. rueful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  39. jeopardy
    a source of danger
  40. metaphysical
    pertaining to the philosophical study of being and knowing
  41. peddle
    sell or offer for sale from place to place
  42. shingle
    building material used as siding or roofing
  43. patronize
    provide support for
  44. ooze
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
  45. teem
    be full of or abuzz with
  46. sideline
    a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
  47. garland
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
  48. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  49. entrench
    fix firmly or securely
  50. respectability
    honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
  51. roster
    a list of names
  52. respite
    a pause from doing something
  53. brawl
    quarrel or fight noisily, angrily or disruptively
  54. abiding
    unceasing
  55. patrician
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
  56. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  57. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  58. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  59. obese
    excessively large
  60. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  61. infest
    occupy in large numbers or live on a host
  62. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  63. stave
    one of the slats of wood forming sides of a barrel or bucket
  64. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  65. pivot
    axis consisting of a shaft supporting something that turns
  66. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  67. nausea
    the state that precedes vomiting
  68. spurn
    reject with contempt
  69. epitaph
    an inscription in memory of a buried person
  70. devolve
    pass on or delegate to another
  71. masterly
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  72. nag
    bother persistently with trivial complaints
  73. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  74. tally
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
  75. flurry
    a light brief snowfall
  76. ante
    the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
  77. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  78. exhale
    expel air
  79. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  80. comer
    someone who arrives (or has arrived)
  81. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  82. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  83. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  84. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  85. renovate
    restore to a previous or better condition
  86. liken
    consider or describe as similar or equal
  87. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  88. regal
    belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
  89. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  90. corpus
    a collection of writings
  91. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  92. funnel
    a conically shaped utensil with a narrow tube at one end
  93. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  94. dent
    an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
  95. courtship
    a person's wooing of a romantic partner
  96. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  97. etch
    carve or cut a design or letters into
  98. payroll
    a list of employees and their salaries
  99. probation
    a trial period during which one's abilities are tested
  100. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
Created on Wed Nov 07 07:14:16 EST 2012

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