Level 3 - Day 4

1. trudge

n. a long slow walk that makes you tired

2. crater

n. a large round hole in the ground made by the explosion of a bomb or by something falling from the sky

3. bout

n. a short period of time during which something is done or happening

4. curator

n. a person who is in charge of the things in a museum, zoo, etc.

5. collaborator

n. a person who works with another person or group in order to achieve or do something

6. elegant

adj. simple and clever

7. armed

adj. having something that provides security or strength

8. subsequent

adj. happening or coming after something else

9. anchor

v. to connect (something) to a solid base : to hold (something) firmly in place

10. strategic

adj. useful or important in achieving a plan or strategy

11. remote

adj. far away from other people, houses, cities, etc.

12. perched

v. to put (someone or something) on something high or on something from which it is easy to fall

13. equidistant

adj. of equal distance : located at the same distance

14. archipelago

n. a group of islands

15. isolation

n. the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others : the condition of being isolated

16. peculiar

adj. not usual or normal

17. tremendously

adv. very large or very great

18. hardy

adj. able to live through difficult conditions (such as a cold winter or a drought)

19. boatload

n. often used figuratively to refer to a very large number or amount

20. endemic

adj. growing or existing in a certain place or region

21. diversity

n. the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc.

22. staggering

adj. very large, shocking, or surprising

23. abundance

n. a large amount of something : an abundant amount of something

24. breathtaking

adj. very exciting : thrilling

25. density

n. the amount of something in a particular space or area

26. suspect

v. to think that (something, especially something bad) possibly exists, is true, will happen, etc.

27. generalist

n. a person who knows something about a lot of subjects

28. colonize

v. to move into and live in (a place) as a new type of plant or animal

29. iconic

adj. famously and distinctively representative of its type

30. conjure

v. summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent

31. aloft

adv. upward

32. intelligentsia

n. the intelligent and educated classes [often used derogatorily]

33. commensurate

adj. equal in extent

34. pied

adj. variegated; multicolored

35. droll

adj. queer and amusing

36. revelry

n. boisterous merrymaking

37. gavel

n. hammer like tool; mallet

38. thwart

v. prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat

39. beatitude

n. blessedness; state of bliss

40. incongruous

adj. not fitting; absurd

41. coquette

n. a woman who flirts

42. momentum

n. quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus

43. emendation

n. correction of errors; improvement

44. promulgate

v. proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication

45. grate

v. make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred

46. sleeper

n. something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable

47. bombardment

n. attack with missiles

48. voluptuous

adj. suggesting sensual delights; sensuously pleasing

49. culvert

n. artificial channel for water

50. inviolable

adj. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable

51. episodic

adj. loosely connected; divided into incidents

52. panegyrics

n. formal praise

53. aggregate

v. gather; accumulate

54. regal

adj. royal

55. caliber

n. ability; quality

56. superimpose

v. place over something else

57. deluge

n. flood; rush

58. impassive

adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

59. exhort

v. urge

60. marquee

n. canopy above an entrance, under which one can take shelter; rooflike shelter above a theater entrance

61. animated

adj. lively; spirited

62. potentate

n. monarch; sovereign

63. chaff

n. worthless products of an endeavor

64. scanty

adj. meager; insufficient

65. dilatory

adj. delaying; late

66. unassailable

adj. not subject to question; not open to attack

67. farce

n. broad comedy; mockery

68. infraction

n. violation (of a rule or regulation); breach

69. appropriate

v. acquire; take possession of for one’s own use

70. nuance

n. shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction