Q: a bottomless hole
A: abyss
Q: form: to accept sth quietly though reluctantly
A: acquiesce (in sth)
Q: such that is pleasant, friendly, or easy to talk to
A: affable
Q: sth that causes physical or mental suffering
A: affliction
Q: such that has a lot of money (esp. about a group or area)
A: affluent
Q: form: to stir/shake sth (esp. a liquid)
A: agitate it
Q: such that has more than one meaning (e.g. about a phrase)
A: ambiguous
Q: to take possession of sth
A: annex it
Q: chem: such that is related to water (e.g. an ... solution of potassium permanganate)
A: aqueous
Q: such that is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort (e.g. about a journey)
A: arduous
Q: fig: quality or atmosphere of particular type (e.g. an ... of officialdom)
A: aroma
Q: form: to make amends or reparation for sth; to repent
A: atone for it
Q: lit: an extreme greed
A: avarice
Q: lit: warlike
A: bellicose
Q: exercises to keep fit, strong and healthy
A: callisthenics
Q: a person or animal that capture another
A: captor
Q: to invent sth (e.g. a story or plan)
A: concoct it
Q: to prepare sth by mixing things together (esp. sth unusual)
A: concoct it
Q: to hang or swing loosely
A: dangle
Q: to take sth away from sb, or to prevent sb from having it
A: deprive (sb of sth)
Q: such that works hard in a careful and concientious way (e.g. about a worker)
A: diligent
Q: form: to undress
A: disrobe
Q: such that is quiet and easily controlled; amenable (e.g. about an animal)
A: docile
Q: such that is full of pain and grief; mournful
A: doleful
Q: a long period of time when no rain falls
A: drought
Q: such that hasitates or doubts
A: dubious
Q: to greatly astonish
A: dumbfound
Q: to erase or remove sth
A: efface it
Q: to make sth clear; to explain
A: elucidate it
Q: to fill sb with great delight; to charm
A: enchant sb
Q: form: to try hard to do sth; to strive
A: endeavour it
Q: to publicly support or approve of (sb or sth)
A: endorse (sb or sth)
Q: to capture the complete attention or interest
A: enthral
Q: to make use of sth in an unfair or selfish way (e.g. of an opportunity)
A: exploit it
Q: such that covers or includes a great area
A: extensive
Q: to praise sth enthusiastically
A: extol it
Q: such that can be easily damaged
A: flimsy
Q: a thing or person that deceives people in an illegal or dishonest way
A: fraud
Q: very bright and showy; garish
A: gaudy
Q: such that looks deathly white, pale, and ill (e.g. about a person)
A: ghastly
Q: to complain about sth in a bad-tempered, muted way; to whinge
A: grumble
Q: to trouble or annoy sb
A: harass sb
Q: a person whose views are in disagreement with those of the majority
A: heretic
Q: an obstacle; obstruction
A: impediment
Q: a defect that prevents fluent speech (e.g. lisp or stammer)
A: (speech) impediment
Q: native
A: indigenous
Q: lit: never satisfied
A: insatiate
Q: old: very brave; fearless
A: intrepid
Q: very angry; incensed
A: irate
Q: a danger (e.g. of a loss, harm , etc.)
A: jeopardy
Q: a restraint
A: leash
Q: a lazy person; an idle
A: loafer
Q: very profitable (e.g. business)
A: lucrative
Q: bright, and shining
A: lustrous
Q: form: to say unpleasant and untrue things about sb; to slander
A: malign sb
Q: to interfere
A: meddle (in sth)
Q: to repair sth
A: mend it
Q: an amusement (esp. expressed in laughter); the hilarity
A: mirth
Q: a feeling of sickness (as if one is going to vomit)
A: nausea
Q: to fail to give proper care and attention to sth
A: neglect it
Q: such that occurs, is done or active by night (e.g. about a bird); a night-time
A: nocturnal
Q: such that is extremaly fat (e.g. of a person)
A: obese
Q: outdated
A: obsolete
Q: to sit somewhere (esp. on sth high or narrow)
A: perch
Q: to spread through every part of sth (esp. of a smell)
A: pervade
Q: such that is unreasonably angry and upset (esp. in a childish way)
A: petulant
Q: to plunder (esp. in wartime)
A: pillage
Q: such that is impertinently bold (about a person)
A: presumptuous
Q: such that is rejected as invalid (esp. by legal procedure)
A: quashed
Q: instance of satisfying sth (esp. sb's thirst)
A: quenching
Q: to renovate and redecorate sth
A: refurbish it (usu. be refurbished)
Q: happiness, joy
A: rejoicing
Q: such that does not speak much; reserved
A: reticent
Q: to be repeated several times; echo
A: reverberate
Q: severity, or strictness
A: rigor
Q: state of being round
A: rotundity
Q: act of rescuing sth (oft. a ship or its cargo) from loss
A: salvage
Q: such that is dispersed in a irregular way (e.g. about people in a crowd)
A: scattered
Q: to break into many pieces
A: shatter
Q: such that is avoided, or kept away from (e.g. about disliked person)
A: shunned
Q: vague (adj)
A: sketchy
Q: such that occurs casually
A: sporadic
Q: such that is suppressed (i.e. kept back)
A: stifled
Q: to struggle
A: strive
Q: following (adj)
A: subsequent
Q: to yield
Q: a bottomless hole
A: abyss
Q: form: to accept sth quietly though reluctantly
A: acquiesce (in sth)
Q: such that is pleasant, friendly, or easy to talk to
A: affable
Q: sth that causes physical or mental suffering
A: affliction
Q: such that has a lot of money (esp. about a group or area)
A: affluent
Q: form: to stir/shake sth (esp. a liquid)
A: agitate it
Q: such that has more than one meaning (e.g. about a phrase)
A: ambiguous
Q: to take possession of sth
A: annex it
Q: chem: such that is related to water (e.g. an ... solution of potassium permanganate)
A: aqueous
Q: such that is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort (e.g. about a journey)
Q: a bottomless hole
A: abyss
Q: form: to accept sth quietly though reluctantly
A: acquiesce (in sth)
Q: such that is pleasant, friendly, or easy to talk to
A: affable
Q: sth that causes physical or mental suffering
A: affliction
Q: such that has a lot of money (esp. about a group or area)
A: affluent
Q: form: to stir/shake sth (esp. a liquid)
A: agitate it
Q: such that has more than one meaning (e.g. about a phrase)
A: ambiguous
Q: to take possession of sth
A: annex it
Q: chem: such that is related to water (e.g. an ... solution of potassium permanganate)
A: aqueous
Q: such that is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort (e.g. about a journey)
A: arduous
Q: fig: quality or atmosphere of particular type (e.g. an ... of officialdom)
A: aroma
Q: form: to make amends or reparation for sth; to repent
A: atone for it
Q: lit: an extreme greed
A: avarice
Q: lit: warlike
A: bellicose
Q: exercises to keep fit, strong and healthy
A: callisthenics
Q: a person or animal that capture another
A: captor
Q: to invent sth (e.g. a story or plan)
A: concoct it
Q: to prepare sth by mixing things together (esp. sth unusual)
A: concoct it
Q: to hang or swing loosely
A: dangle
Q: to take sth away from sb, or to prevent sb from having it
A: deprive (sb of sth)
Q: such that works hard in a careful and concientious way (e.g. about a worker)
A: diligent
Q: form: to undress
A: disrobe
Q: such that is quiet and easily controlled; amenable (e.g. about an animal)
A: docile
Q: such that is full of pain and grief; mournful
A: doleful
Q: a long period of time when no rain falls
A: drought
Q: such that hasitates or doubts
A: dubious
Q: to greatly astonish
A: dumbfound
Q: to erase or remove sth
A: efface it
Q: to make sth clear; to explain
A: elucidate it
Q: to fill sb with great delight; to charm
A: enchant sb
Q: form: to try hard to do sth; to strive
A: endeavour it
Q: to publicly support or approve of (sb or sth)
A: endorse (sb or sth)
Q: to capture the complete attention or interest
A: enthral
Q: to make use of sth in an unfair or selfish way (e.g. of an opportunity)
A: exploit it
Q: such that covers or includes a great area
A: extensive
Q: to praise sth enthusiastically
A: extol it
Q: such that can be easily damaged
A: flimsy
Q: a thing or person that deceives people in an illegal or dishonest way
A: fraud
Q: very bright and showy; garish
A: gaudy
Q: such that looks deathly white, pale, and ill (e.g. about a person)
A: ghastly
Q: to complain about sth in a bad-tempered, muted way; to whinge
A: grumble
Q: to trouble or annoy sb
A: harass sb
Q: a person whose views are in disagreement with those of the majority
A: heretic
Q: an obstacle; obstruction
A: impediment
Q: a defect that prevents fluent speech (e.g. lisp or stammer)
A: (speech) impediment
Q: native
A: indigenous
Q: lit: never satisfied
A: insatiate
Q: old: very brave; fearless
A: intrepid
Q: very angry; incensed
A: irate
Q: a danger (e.g. of a loss, harm , etc.)
A: jeopardy
Q: a restraint
A: leash
Q: a lazy person; an idle
A: loafer
Q: very profitable (e.g. business)
A: lucrative
Q: bright, and shining
A: lustrous
Q: form: to say unpleasant and untrue things about sb; to slander
A: malign sb
Q: to interfere
A: meddle (in sth)
Q: to repair sth
A: mend it
Q: an amusement (esp. expressed in laughter); the hilarity
A: mirth
Q: a feeling of sickness (as if one is going to vomit)
A: nausea
Q: to fail to give proper care and attention to sth
A: neglect it
Q: such that occurs, is done or active by night (e.g. about a bird); a night-time
A: nocturnal
Q: such that is extremaly fat (e.g. of a person)
A: obese
Q: outdated
A: obsolete
Q: to sit somewhere (esp. on sth high or narrow)
A: perch
Q: to spread through every part of sth (esp. of a smell)
A: pervade
Q: such that is unreasonably angry and upset (esp. in a childish way)
A: petulant
Q: to plunder (esp. in wartime)
A: pillage
Q: such that is impertinently bold (about a person)
A: presumptuous
Q: such that is rejected as invalid (esp. by legal procedure)
A: quashed
Q: instance of satisfying sth (esp. sb's thirst)
A: quenching
Q: to renovate and redecorate sth
A: refurbish it (usu. be refurbished)
Q: happiness, joy
A: rejoicing
Q: such that does not speak much; reserved
A: reticent
Q: to be repeated several times; echo
A: reverberate
Q: severity, or strictness
A: rigor
Q: state of being round
A: rotundity
Q: act of rescuing sth (oft. a ship or its cargo) from loss
A: salvage
Q: such that is dispersed in a irregular way (e.g. about people in a crowd)
A: scattered
Q: to break into many pieces
A: shatter
Q: such that is avoided, or kept away from (e.g. about disliked person)
A: shunned
Q: vague (adj)
A: sketchy
Q: such that occurs casually
A: sporadic
Q: such that is suppressed (i.e. kept back)
A: stifled
Q: to struggle
A: strive
Q: following (adj)
A: subsequent
Q: to yield
A: succumb
Q: reticent (e.g. of a person)
A: taciturn
Q: to fall short of sth (e.g. expectations)
A: tantalize
Q: inchoate (adj)
A: tentative
Q: lethargic (adj)
A: torpid
Q: such that is involved in treachery/deceit
A: treacherous
Q: a thrill
A: tremor
Q: a beginner
A: tyro
Q: a turmoil
A: uproar
Q: instance of being vain
A: vanity
Q: forcefulness (n)
A: vehemence
Q: watchfulness (n)
A: vigilance
Q: to defend with success
A: vindicate
Q: such that suggests sexual pleasure (movements, shapes, etc.)
A: voluptuous
Q: pale and sickly
A: wan
Q: a trick
A: wile
Q: to shrink into ridges (e.g. a forehead)
A: wrinkle
Q: fig: quality or atmosphere of particular type (e.g. an ... of officialdom)
A: aroma
Q: form: to make amends or reparation for sth; to repent
A: atone for it
Q: lit: an extreme greed
A: avarice
Q: lit: warlike
A: bellicose
Q: exercises to keep fit, strong and healthy
A: callisthenics
Q: a person or animal that capture another
A: captor
Q: to invent sth (e.g. a story or plan)
A: concoct it
Q: to prepare sth by mixing things together (esp. sth unusual)
A: concoct it
Q: to hang or swing loosely
A: dangle
Q: to take sth away from sb, or to prevent sb from having it
A: deprive (sb of sth)
Q: such that works hard in a careful and concientious way (e.g. about a worker)
A: diligent
Q: form: to undress
A: disrobe
Q: such that is quiet and easily controlled; amenable (e.g. about an animal)
A: docile
Q: such that is full of pain and grief; mournful
A: doleful
Q: a long period of time when no rain falls
A: drought
Q: such that hasitates or doubts
A: dubious
Q: to greatly astonish
A: dumbfound
Q: to erase or remove sth
A: efface it
Q: to make sth clear; to explain
A: elucidate it
Q: to fill sb with great delight; to charm
A: enchant sb
Q: form: to try hard to do sth; to strive
A: endeavour it
Q: to publicly support or approve of (sb or sth)
A: endorse (sb or sth)
Q: to capture the complete attention or interest
A: enthral
Q: to make use of sth in an unfair or selfish way (e.g. of an opportunity)
A: exploit it
Q: such that covers or includes a great area
A: extensive
Q: to praise sth enthusiastically
A: extol it
Q: such that can be easily damaged
A: flimsy
Q: a thing or person that deceives people in an illegal or dishonest way
A: fraud
Q: very bright and showy; garish
A: gaudy
Q: such that looks deathly white, pale, and ill (e.g. about a person)
A: ghastly
Q: to complain about sth in a bad-tempered, muted way; to whinge
A: grumble
Q: to trouble or annoy sb
A: harass sb
Q: a person whose views are in disagreement with those of the majority
A: heretic
Q: an obstacle; obstruction
A: impediment
Q: a defect that prevents fluent speech (e.g. lisp or stammer)
A: (speech) impediment
Q: native
A: indigenous
Q: lit: never satisfied
A: insatiate
Q: old: very brave; fearless
A: intrepid
Q: very angry; incensed
A: irate
Q: a danger (e.g. of a loss, harm , etc.)
A: jeopardy
Q: a restraint
A: leash
Q: a lazy person; an idle
A: loafer
Q: very profitable (e.g. business)
A: lucrative
Q: bright, and shining
A: lustrous
Q: form: to say unpleasant and untrue things about sb; to slander
A: malign sb
Q: to interfere
A: meddle (in sth)
Q: to repair sth
A: mend it
Q: an amusement (esp. expressed in laughter); the hilarity
A: mirth
Q: a feeling of sickness (as if one is going to vomit)
A: nausea
Q: to fail to give proper care and attention to sth
A: neglect it
Q: such that occurs, is done or active by night (e.g. about a bird); a night-time
A: nocturnal
Q: such that is extremaly fat (e.g. of a person)
A: obese
Q: outdated
A: obsolete
Q: to sit somewhere (esp. on sth high or narrow)
A: perch
Q: to spread through every part of sth (esp. of a smell)
A: pervade
Q: such that is unreasonably angry and upset (esp. in a childish way)
A: petulant
Q: to plunder (esp. in wartime)
A: pillage
Q: such that is impertinently bold (about a person)
A: presumptuous
Q: such that is rejected as invalid (esp. by legal procedure)
A: quashed
Q: instance of satisfying sth (esp. sb's thirst)
A: quenching
Q: to renovate and redecorate sth
A: refurbish it (usu. be refurbished)
Q: happiness, joy
A: rejoicing
Q: such that does not speak much; reserved
A: reticent
Q: to be repeated several times; echo
A: reverberate
Q: severity, or strictness
A: rigor
Q: state of being round
A: rotundity
Q: act of rescuing sth (oft. a ship or its cargo) from loss
A: salvage
Q: such that is dispersed in a irregular way (e.g. about people in a crowd)
A: scattered
Q: to break into many pieces
A: shatter
Q: such that is avoided, or kept away from (e.g. about disliked person)
A: shunned
Q: vague (adj)
A: sketchy
Q: such that occurs casually
A: sporadic
Q: such that is suppressed (i.e. kept back)
A: stifled
Q: to struggle
A: strive
Q: following (adj)
A: subsequent
Q: to yield
A: succumb
Q: reticent (e.g. of a person)
A: taciturn
Q: to fall short of sth (e.g. expectations)
A: tantalize
Q: inchoate (adj)
A: tentative
Q: lethargic (adj)
A: torpid
Q: such that is involved in treachery/deceit
A: treacherous
Q: a thrill
A: tremor
Q: a beginner
A: tyro
Q: a turmoil
A: uproar
Q: instance of being vain
A: vanity
Q: forcefulness (n)
A: vehemence
Q: watchfulness (n)
A: vigilance
Q: to defend with success
A: vindicate
Q: such that suggests sexual pleasure (movements, shapes, etc.)
A: voluptuous
Q: pale and sickly
A: wan
Q: a trick
A: wile
Q: to shrink into ridges (e.g. a forehead)
A: wrinkle
Q: reticent (e.g. of a person)
A: taciturn
Q: to fall short of sth (e.g. expectations)
A: tantalize
Q: inchoate (adj)
A: tentative
Q: lethargic (adj)
A: torpid
Q: such that is involved in treachery/deceit
A: treacherous
Q: a thrill
A: tremor
Q: a beginner
A: tyro
Q: a turmoil
A: uproar
Q: instance of being vain
A: vanity
Q: forcefulness (n)
A: vehemence
Q: watchfulness (n)
A: vigilance
Q: to defend with success
A: vindicate
Q: such that suggests sexual pleasure (movements, shapes, etc.)
A: voluptuous
Q: pale and sickly
A: wan
Q: a trick
A: wile
Q: to shrink into ridges (e.g. a forehead)
A: wrinkle
Monday, August 10, 2009
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