Barron's 1100 Words - Week 3

bristle

to stiffen with fear or anger

caustic

stinging; severely critical or sarcastic; biting

cessation

a pause or stopping

condolence

expression of sympathy

dupe

an easily tricked person

euphemism

a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

inadvertent

due to an oversight, negligent

incipient

just starting or beginning to exist

incongruous

inappropriate; unsuitable or incompatible for the situation

infamous

having a bad reputation; notorious

jostle

to push, to elbow

lackluster

lacking brightness; dull

loathe

to despise, hate; to detest

mundane

ordinary, commonplace; concerning everyday affairs

ominous

menacing, threatening; foreshadowing evil

reprimand

to scold severely

repudiate

to reject, refuse to accept

stipulate

to make specific demands

tremulous

trembling, quivering

wrest

to seize, take by force