What is the meaning of enervate?
surrender under agreed conditions
weaken mentally or morally
meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
the quality of being honest and straightforward
What is the meaning of pejorative?
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
no longer in force or use; inactive
an insufficient quantity or number
expressing disapproval
pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
What is the meaning of winsome?
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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?
not belonging to that in which it is contained
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
demanding immediate attention
an indication that something has been present
choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
What is the meaning of amorphous?
necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
having no definite form or distinct shape
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
a predisposition in favor of something
unfortunate and deserving pity
What is the meaning of callous?
provoke or stir up
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
liberality in bestowing gifts
a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
What is the meaning of exacerbate?
a central cohesive source of support and stability
someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
a powerful circular current of water
make worse
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 fervent and even militant proponent of something
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
What is the meaning of sanctimonious?
What is the meaning of solicitous?
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
make impossible, especially beforehand
state or announce
full of anxiety and concern
tough and callous by virtue of experience
What is the meaning of travesty?
assign to a lower position
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
excessively abundant
cancel officially
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
What is the meaning of fallacious?
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
confidently optimistic and cheerful
based on a mistaken belief
What is the meaning of denigrate?
a lewd or lascivious person
charge falsely or with malicious intent
a speech of violent denunciation
being present everywhere at once
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
What is the meaning of arboreal?
of or relating to or formed by trees
spread negative information about
failing in what duty requires
marked by skill in deception
having a useful function
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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.