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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
    Most other countries abandoned this technology long ago.
  2. keen
    intense or sharp
    It is understood he would be keen to join Cardiff, but only if given binding assurances about his working relationship with Tan. BBC (Dec 21, 2013)
  3. jealous
    suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
    His understated brilliance makes me jealous every time.
  4. tact
    consideration in dealing with others
    When it came time to be seated, Uncle John, in a rare moment of tact, headed for a side seat at the table. Salon (Dec 7, 2013)
    nabza göre şerbet
  5. oath
    a solemn promise regarding your future acts or behavior
    Traditionally, chief ministers take the oath of office in the state assembly.
  6. vacant
    not containing anyone or anything; unfilled or unoccupied
  7. hardship
    something difficult to endure
    They claim mail volumes are dropping and plead financial hardship to the media, to relay this message to the public.
  8. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
    centilmen, cesur
  9. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
    The Royal College of General Practitioners, which analysed the data, says it expects the delays to worsen.
  10. unaccustomed
    not habituated to; unfamiliar with
    As a culture we are unaccustomed and unsure of how to talk about black people centered in our blockbuster entertainment. Salon (Dec 4, 2013)
    alışmamış, alışılmamış
  11. bachelor
    a man who has never been married
  12. qualify
    describe or portray the character or peculiarities of
  13. corpse
    the dead body of a human being
    He saw the corpse of a neighbor, who used to come over for holiday meals, sprawled on the street in a red dress. Wall Street Journal (Dec 17, 2013)
  14. conceal
    prevent from being seen or discovered
    Ye had seed concealed in his pockets 13 napkins from a Subway sandwich shop. Salon (Dec 13, 2013)
  15. dismal
    causing dejection
    When the weather is so dismal, I sometimes stay in bed all day.
  16. frigid
    extremely cold
    All you need is boiling hot water, a frigid temperature outside, and an appreciation for thermodynamics. Scientific American (Dec 17, 2013)
  17. inhabit
    live in; be a resident of
    The researchers also found that the doggy-dust microbes affected the bacteria inhabiting the young mouse intestines.
  18. numb
    lacking sensation
    My fingers quickly became numb şn the frşgşd room.
  19. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
    But the difference between peril and opportunity is the time available to plan. Slate (Dec 22, 2013)
  20. recline
    move the upper body backwards and down
    Richard likes to recline in front of the television set.
    arkaya yatmak
  21. shriek
    sharp piercing cry
    The maid shrieked when she discovered the corpse.
    scream*
  22. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
    I was frightened by the sinister shadow at the bottom of the stairs.
    fesat, kötü, uğursuz
  23. tempt
    dispose, incline, or entice to
    A banana split can tempt me to break my diet.
    özendirmek, cezbetmek
  24. wager
    the act of gambling
    I lost a small wager on the Superbowl.
  25. typical
    exhibiting the qualities that identify a group or kind
  26. minimum
    the smallest possible quantity
  27. scarce
    deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
  28. annual
    occurring every year
  29. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  30. essential
    basic and fundamental
  31. blend
    mix together different elements
  32. visible
    capable of being seen or open to easy view
  33. expensive
    high in price or charging high prices
  34. beau
    a man with whom one has a romantic relationship
  35. devise
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  36. wholesale
    the selling of goods to merchants
  37. vapor
    a visible suspension in the air of particles of a substance
  38. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
  39. villain
    someone who does evil deliberately
  40. dense
    having high compaction or concentration
  41. utilize
    put into service
  42. humid
    containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
  43. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  44. descend
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  45. circulate
    move through a system and return to the starting point
  46. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  47. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  48. vanish
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  49. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  50. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  51. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
  52. campus
    a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
  53. majority
    the main part
  54. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
  55. explore
    travel to or penetrate into
  56. topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  57. debate
    a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
  58. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  59. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
  60. reform
    make changes for improvement to remove abuse and injustices
  61. approach
    move towards
  62. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  63. defect
    a failing or deficiency
  64. employee
    a worker who is hired to perform a job
  65. neglect
    give little or no attention to
  66. deceive
    cause someone to believe an untruth
  67. undoubtedly
    certainly
  68. popular
    regarded with great favor or approval by the general public
  69. thorough
    painstakingly careful and accurate
  70. client
    someone who pays for goods or services
  71. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  72. defraud
    deprive of by deceit
  73. postpone
    hold back to a later time
  74. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  75. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  76. preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  77. denounce
    speak out against
  78. unique
    the single one of its kind
  79. torrent
    a heavy rain
  80. resent
    feel bitter or indignant about
  81. molester
    someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
  82. gloomy
    depressingly dark
  83. unforeseen
    not anticipated
  84. capsule
    a small container
  85. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  86. amateur
    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  87. mediocre
    poor to middling in quality
  88. variety
    a category of things distinguished by a common quality
  89. valid
    well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
  90. survive
    continue in existence after
  91. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
  92. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  93. security
    the state of being free from danger or injury
  94. bulky
    of large size for its weight
  95. reluctant
    not eager
  96. obvious
    easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
  97. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
  98. century
    a period of 100 years
  99. rage
    a feeling of intense anger
  100. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
  101. conclude
    bring to a close
  102. undeniable
    not possible to contradict
  103. resist
    withstand the force of something
  104. lack
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  105. ignore
    refuse to acknowledge
  106. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  107. miniature
    being on a very small scale
  108. source
    the place where something begins
  109. excel
    distinguish oneself
  110. feminine
    associated with women and not with men
  111. mount
    go up, advance, or increase
  112. compete
    engage in a contest or measure oneself against others
  113. masculine
    associated with men and not with women
  114. menace
    something that is a source of danger
  115. tendency
    an inclination to do something
  116. underestimate
    make too low an approximation of
  117. victorious
    having won
  118. numerous
    amounting to a large indefinite number
  119. flexible
    able to bend easily
  120. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  121. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  122. solitary
    not growing or living in groups or colonies
  123. vision
    the ability to see
  124. frequent
    coming at short intervals or habitually
  125. glimpse
    a quick look
  126. recent
    of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
  127. decade
    a period of 10 years
  128. hesitate
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  129. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  130. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  131. minority
    being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
  132. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  133. ignite
    cause to start burning
  134. abolish
    do away with
  135. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  136. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  137. frank
    characterized by directness in manner or speech
  138. pollute
    contaminate; make impure
  139. reveal
    make visible
  140. prohibit
    command against
  141. urgent
    compelling immediate action
  142. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  143. decrease
    a change downward
  144. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
Created on Mon Dec 23 20:25:52 EST 2013 (updated Sat Dec 28 21:53:43 EST 2013)

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