intangible (adj) - answerunable to be defined or understood
apprehension (n) - answerfear for anxiety; dread
imperative (adj) - answerof great importance; essential
extremity (n) - answerthe outermost or farthest point or portion; the hand or foot
oblige (v) - answerto force or require
ingenious (adj) - answercleverly intentive
ostensibly (adv) - answerseemingly or outwardly
sceptical (adj) - answerhaving doubts or reservation
disposition (n) - answercharacter or temperament
caliber (n) - answerlevel of ability
transition (n) - answerprocess of change
atrocious (adj) - answerevil or brutal
abandonment (n) - answera lack of restraint or inhibition
vacant (adj) - answerblank, expressionless
illumination (n) - answerawareness or enlightenment
composed (adj) - answerself-possessed, calm
invective (n) - answerinsulting, abusive, or highly critical language
mystic (adj) - answerinspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination
petulance (n) - answerthe quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered
prodigal (adj) - answerspending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully
extravagant
, furtively (adv) - answerin a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
dispassionate (adj) - answernot influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational
and impartial
imperturbably (adv) - answerincapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited
sensibility (n) - answerthe ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or
aesthetic influences; sensitivity
disheveled (v) - answermake (a person's hair or clothes) untidy
sepulchral (adj) - answerrelating to a tomb or interment
rebuff (v) - answerreject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner
dissolution (n) - answerthe closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or
official body
precipice (n) - answera very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one
arabesque (n) - answera posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the
other leg extended horizontally backward.
repress (v) - answersubdue (someone or something) by force
inexorable (adj) - answerimpossible to stop or prevent
varnish (v) - answerdisguise or gloss over
1. - answerWe discussed, decided how we would vote, and cast our ballot.
2. - answerStruggling with the malfunctioning refrigeration unit, the truck driver...
3. - answerOur fire chief, smiling genially, asked for contributions to the volunteer fire...
4. - answerThe smallest member of mollusk family is less than one...
5. - answerStudying as a group for the biology test was, to put it mildly, a challenge.
6. - answerAlligator, sunning itself,...
The Jungle: Why did you use "embalmed" to describe beef? - answerto show that the
cows were killed a long time ago and their corpses are preserved to make canned food.
" It was stuff such as this that made the "embalmed beef " that had killed several times
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