What is the meaning of enervate?
surrender under agreed conditions
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
weaken mentally or morally
the quality of being honest and straightforward
meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
What is the meaning of pejorative?
pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
an insufficient quantity or number
no longer in force or use; inactive
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
expressing disapproval
What is the meaning of winsome?
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
charming in a childlike or naive way
compulsory force or threat
What is the meaning of vestige?
choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
an indication that something has been present
not belonging to that in which it is contained
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
demanding immediate attention
What is the meaning of amorphous?
a predisposition in favor of something
having no definite form or distinct shape
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
unfortunate and deserving pity
necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
What is the meaning of callous?
necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
liberality in bestowing gifts
provoke or stir up
a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
What is the meaning of exacerbate?
a powerful circular current of water
a central cohesive source of support and stability
make worse
someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
effusively or insincerely emotional
What is the meaning of mendacious?
the lowest point of anything
injurious to physical or mental health
not telling the truth; lying
very generous
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
What is the meaning of platitude?
a strong liking
a remark that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
make obscure or unclear
appearing as such but not necessarily so
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
What is the meaning of sanctimonious?
What is the meaning of solicitous?
full of anxiety and concern
tough and callous by virtue of experience
make impossible, especially beforehand
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
state or announce
What is the meaning of travesty?
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
excessively abundant
cancel officially
assign to a lower position
What is the meaning of fallacious?
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
confidently optimistic and cheerful
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
based on a mistaken belief
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
What is the meaning of denigrate?
a lewd or lascivious person
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
charge falsely or with malicious intent
a speech of violent denunciation
being present everywhere at once
What is the meaning of arboreal?
failing in what duty requires
having a useful function
spread negative information about
of or relating to or formed by trees
marked by skill in deception
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15/15. We read a lot of classics in high school, and I still read a great deal.
6 / 15 – 40% I`ve never heard most of these words.
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15/15. Back in 1961 in my last primary school year, I had a wonderful teacher who recognised that I was way ahead in my reading and writing skills. He had a collection of Readers Digests that he lent to me a few at a time to do the word power quizzes. I have always read a lot and still do and have always used a dictionary for any word I was unfamiliar with or even a bit unsure of. I still find new words and find it helpful reading my Kindle to immediately be able to check a word instead of having to keep my big fat dictionaries and thesaurus (yes more than 1) handy, or go to my computer to look it up.