A | B |
flagrant | shockingly obvious; outrageous |
venture | to take the risk of; dare |
comprehensive | including all or much |
rehabilitate | to restore to a normal life through therapy or education |
persevere | to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties |
turmoil | complete confusion; uproar |
calamity | an event brining great loss and misery |
fluctuate | to vary irregularly; to go up and down or back and forth |
ponder | to consider carefully; think deeply about |
conventional | customary; ordinary |
enigma | a mystery or puzzle |
dispatch | to send to a specific place or on specific business |
nocturnal | of, about, or happening in the night; active at night |
attest | to make a statement about something on the basis of personal experience; bear witness; testify |
orient | to determine ones' location or direction; to locate in relation to a direction (east, west, etc.) |
discern | to recognize; detect |
enhance | to improve |
mobile | moving or able to move from place to place |
attribute | a quality or feature of a person or thing |
exemplify | to be an example or; represent; be typical of |
constitute | to make up; be the parts of |
default | to fail to do something required |
predominant | most common or most noticeable |
prerequisite | something required beforehand |
confiscate | to seize with authority; legally take possession of |
decipher | to interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out) |
nominal | slight; very small compared with what might be expected |
concurrent | happending or existing at the same time; simultaneous |
recession | a temporary decline in business |
hypothetical | supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical |
intricate | having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex |
suffice | to be good enough |
degenerate | to worsen; deteriorate |
sanctuary | a place of safety, protection, or relief |
intercede | to make a request or plead on behalf of someone else |
vulnerable | open to damage or attack; susceptible |
implausible | difficult to believe; unlikely |
sinister | evil; wicked |
scrutiny | close inspection; careful examination |
incoherent | unable to speak in an orderly, logical way |
qualm | an uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is |
garble | to mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble |
gloat | to feel or express delight or self-satisfaction; often spitefully |
blight | something that weakens, damages, or destroys |
plagiarism | using someone else's writing or ideas as one's own |
contrive | to plan cleverly; think up |
retaliate | to return an injury for an injury; pay back |
blatant | very obvious, often offensively so |
immaculate | perfectly clean |
gaunt | think and bony |