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verify
prove to be true; confirm
anticipate
look forward to
dilemma
situation requiring a choice between 2 evils; a difficult choice
detour
a roundabout way
merit
goodness; worth; value;
transmit
send over; pass on; pass along; let through
relieve
make less; make easier; reduce the pain of; replace; release; free
baffle
be too hard to understand or solve
emerge
come out; come up; come into view
jagged
with sharp point sticking out; unevenly cut or torn
linger
stay on; go slowly as if unwilling to leave
ambush
a trap in which soldiers or other enemies hide to make a surprise attack
crafty
skillful in deceiving other; sly; tricky
defiant
openly resisting; challenging
vigor
active strength or force
perish
be destroyed; die
fragile
easily broken, damaged or destroyed; delicate
captive
prisoner
prosper
be successful; have good fortune
devour
eat hungrily; absorb completely; take in greedily
harvest
gathering in gain or other food crops
abundant
more than enough; very plentiful
uneasy
restless; disturbed; anxious
calculate
find out by adding, substracting, multiplying or dividing, figure
absorb
take in or suck up; interest greatly
estimate
form a judgement or opinion about; guess
morsel
a small bite; mouthful; tiny amount
quota
share of a total due from or to a particular state, district, person etc.
threat
sign or cause of possible harm or evil
ban
prohibit; forbid
panic
unreasoning fear; fear spreading through a group of people so that they lose control of themselves
appropriate
fit; set apart for some special use
tragedy
a very sad or terrible happening; a sad play
pedestrian
person who goes on foot; walker
glance
to look at quickly; a quick look
budget
estimate of the amount of money that can be spent for different purposes in a great time
nimble
active and sure footed; quick moving; light and quick
manipulate
handle or treat skillfully
reckless
careless; headless; wild
horrid
terrible; frightful
rave
talk wildly
economical
not wasting any money or time
lubricate
make (machines) smooth and easy to work by putting on oil, grease or a similar substance
ingenious
having great mental ability; clever
appeal
attraction; interest; to urge
addict
one who cannot break away from a habit or practice
wary
on one’s guard against danger or trickery; cautious
aware
knowing; realizing
misfortune
bad luck
avoid
keep away from; keep out of the way of
wretched
very unsatisfactory; miserable
keg
small barrel; usually holding less than 10 gallons
nourish
make or keep alive and well, with food; feed; develop an attitude
harsh
rough to the touch , taste, eye or ear; sharp
quantity
amount
opt
prefer; choose or favour; select
slender
limited; long and thin; slight
surpass
do better than; be greater than; excel
vast
very great; enormous
doubt
not believe; not be sure of; feel uncertain about; lack of certainty
capacity
amount of room or space inside; largest amount that can be held by a container
penetrate
get into or through
pierce
go into; go through; penetrate
accurate
exactly right as the result of case or pains
microscope
instrument with a lens for making objects larger so that one can see things more clearly
grateful
feeling gratitude; thankful
cautious
very careful; never taking chances
confident
firmly believing; certain; sure
expand
increase in size; enlarge; swell
alter
make different; change; vary
mature
ripe; fully grown or developed
sacred
worthy of respect; holy
revise
change; alter; bring up to date
pledge
promise
casual
happening by chance; not planned or expected; not calling attention to itself
pursue
follow; proceed along
unanimous
in complete agreement
fortunate
having good luck; lucky
pioneer
one who goes first or prepares a way for others
innovative
creative; fresh; clever; having new ideas
unruly
hard to rule or control; lawless
rival
person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another; one who tries to equal or do better than other
violent
acting or done with strong, rough force
brutal
coarse and savage; like a brute; cruel
opponent
person who is on the other side of a fight, game or discussion; person fighting, struggling or speaking against another
brawl
a noisy quarrel or fight
duplicate
an exact copy; make an exact copy of; repeat exactly
vicious
evil; wicked; savage
whirling
turning or swinging round and round; spinning
underdog
person having the worst of any struggle; one who is expected to lose
thrust
push with force
bewildered
confused completely; puzzled
journalist
one who writes for, edits, manages or produces a newspaper or magazine
famine
starvation; great shortage
revive
bring back or come back to life or consciousness
commence
begin; start
observant
quick to notice; watchful
identify
recognise as being or show to be a certain person or thing; prove to be the same
migrate
move from one place to another
vessel
a ship; a hollow container; tube containing blood fluid
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