Mayan Mission-Chapter-01

Ashraf E.
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  1. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
  2. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  3. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  4. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  5. cavort
    play boisterously
  6. litter
    rubbish carelessly dropped or left about
  7. strew
    spread by scattering
  8. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  9. abrupt
    exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  10. cherish
    be fond of
  11. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  12. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  13. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  14. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  15. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  16. wallow
    roll around
  17. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  18. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  19. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  20. emaciate
    grow weak and thin or waste away physically
  21. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  22. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  23. appease
    make peace with
  24. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  25. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  26. parched
    extremely thirsty
  27. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  28. flabbergast
    overcome with amazement
  29. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  30. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  31. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  32. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  33. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  34. irreverent
    showing lack of due respect or veneration
  35. inarticulate
    without or deprived of the use of speech or words
  36. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  37. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  38. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  39. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  40. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  41. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  42. procure
    get by special effort
  43. repulsive
    offensive to the mind or senses
  44. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  45. savory
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  46. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  47. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  48. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  49. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  50. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  51. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  52. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  53. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  54. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  55. atypical
    not representative of a group, class, or type
  56. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  57. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  58. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  59. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  60. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  61. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  62. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  63. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  64. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  65. abide
    dwell
  66. esteem
    the condition of being honored
  67. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  68. prescient
    perceiving the significance of events before they occur
  69. renown
    the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  70. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  71. plethora
    extreme excess
  72. antiquated
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  73. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  74. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  75. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  76. archetypal
    of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
  77. excavation
    the act of digging
  78. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  79. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  80. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  81. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  82. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  83. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  84. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
  85. enthrall
    hold spellbound
  86. ravenous
    extremely hungry
Created on Sun Nov 04 09:37:40 EST 2007

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