front 1 abstinence | back 1 noun – the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink. He started drinking again after a long period of total/complete abstinence from alcohol. |
front 2 bequeath | back 2 verb – to leave money or property by a will; to pass along. I bequeath this ring to my sister. |
front 3 cacophony | back 3 noun- discord; harsh sound. I hear a cacophony of protest |
front 4 debilitate | back 4 verb – to weaken. The troops were severely debilitated by hunger and disease |
front 5 eclectic | back 5 adjective – consisting of selections from various sources. She has very eclectic tastes in literature |
front 6 fallacy | back 6 false idea; mistaken belief. It's a fallacy to suppose that wealth brings happiness |
front 7 garbled | back 7 adjective – confused; mixed up. We could not understand him because of his garbled speech. |
front 8 haphazard | back 8 adjective – not planned; random. The investigation does seem haphazard. |
front 9 immaterial | back 9 adjective – insignificant; unimportant. The fact that she is a woman is immaterial and irrelevant. |
front 10 judicious | back 10 adjective – wise; careful; showing sound judgment; prudent. I make judicious use of taxis |
front 11 lackluster | back 11 adjective – lacking brightness; dull; lacking liveliness, vitality, or enthusiasm. Since she noticed that the response she was getting on the dating website was rather lackluster |
front 12 marred | back 12 verb – injured; spoiled; damaged; disfigured. Violent scars marred her torso and arms |
front 13 nonchalance | back 13 noun – carelessness; lack of interest or concern. He leaned back in his chair with apparent nonchalance |
front 14 obscure | back 14 adjective – not clear or distinct; hidden. grey clouds obscure the sun |
front 15 painstaking | back 15 adjective – very careful, diligent. It took months of painstaking research to write the book. |