SYNONYMS
hindrance (Noun) : the act of 439. (1) faced 450. (2) measure
making it more difficult for encounter (Verb) : to meet assess (Verb) : to calculate value
somebody to do something or for somebody , or discover or of somethi ng; to make a
something to happen experience something; come judgement about something
reason (Noun) : a cause or an across. 451. (3) flexible
explanation for something that 440. (2) save elastic (Adjective) : able to
has happened or somebody has redeem (Verb) : compensate for; stretch and then return to its
done to save somebody from the original size
431. (3) economical (Adjective) : power of evil. 452. (1) timid
providing good service or value 441. (3) credible (Adjective) : that can diffident (Adjective) : not having
in relation to the amount of be believed or trusted; much confidence in yourself; shy
money or time spent; using no convincing.
more than is necessary; frugal 453. (2) cunning
442. (1) believable
thrifty (Adjective) : careful crafty (Adjective) : wily; clever
extricate (Verb) : to escape or
about spending money and not at getting what you want.
enable somebody to escape from
wasting things; frugal 454. (3) excessive
a difficult situation; to free
greedy (Adjective) : wanting somebody. exorbitant (Adjective) : much
more money, food, power etc. too high
443. (1) unruly (Adjective.) : difficult
than you really need to control/manage ; disorderly 455. (1) liking
extravagant (Adjective) : penchant (Noun) : a special
obstreperous (Adjective) : noisy
spending or using a lot of money liking for something; fondness
and difficult to control
than is necessary
sullen (Adjecti ve) : bad- 456. (1) prosperous
compassionate (Adjective) :
tempered and not speaking, affluent (Adjective) : having a
feeling or showing sympathy for
either on a particular occasion/ lot of money; wealthy.
people who are suffering
because it is part of your character 457. (2) Warm
432. (3) roam (Verb.) : to walk/travel
444. (2) upright (Adjective) : tepid (Adjective) : lukewarm,
around an area without any
behaving in a moral and honest slightly warm, sometimes in a
definite aim/direction
way way that is not pleasant
wander (Verb) : to walk slowly
honest (Adjective) : never
around often without purpose 458. (4) clever
cheating; always telling the truth;
433. (4) silent canny (Adjective) : intelligent,
upright
taciturn (Adjective) : tending not careful and showing goo d
authentic (Adjective) : true and
to say very much. judgement
accurate
434. (4) anger obstinate (Adjective) : stubborn
445. (3) occupation
fury (Noun) : extreme anger that 459. (1) sympathetic
often includes violent behaviour; vocation (Noun) : profession; a
type of work you bel ieve is humane (Adjective) : showing
rage.
especially suitable for you. kindness towards people and
435. (4) transitory (Adjective) : animals
continuing for only a short time 446. (2) quarrelsome
cantankerous (Adjective) : bad 460. (4) glittering
transient (Adjective) :
temporary, continuing for only a tempered and al ways scintillating (Adjective) : very
short time; transitory complaining. clever, amusing and interesting
permanent (Adjective) : lasting 447. (2) despise 461. (1) fleeting (Adjective) : lasting
for a long time scorn (Verb) : dismiss; to dislike only a short time ; brief
provi sional (Adjecti ve) : and have no respect for transient (Adjective) : fleeting;
arranged, but not yet definite somebody. temporary; continuing for only a
436. (2) slightly fat 448. (1) tragedy short time
plump (Adjective) : chubby; catastrophe (Noun) : disaster; 462. (4) greedy
having a soft, round body. a sudden event that causes many voracious (Adjective) : eating or
437. (1) courageous people to suffer.
wanting large amounts of food etc
Valiant (Adjective) : very brave 449. (1) renounce (Verb) : to state
463. (3) impenetrable (Adjective) :
publicly that you no longer have a
repulsive (Adjective) : very that cannot be entered, passed
particular belief or that you will
unpleasant ; causing a feeling of through / seen through ; impos-
no longer behave in a particular
strong dislike sible to understand
way
438. (1) threw imperivous (Adjective) : not af-
abjure (Verb) : to promise
fli ng (Verb) : to throw fected/influenced by something;
publicly that you will give up a
somebody/something impenetrable
belief; renounce
somewhere with force; hurl. audacious (Adjective) : willing
denounce (Verb.) : to strongly
fling Þ flung (Past) to take risks/to do something
criticize somebody/something that
Þ flung (Past Participle) you think is wrong, illegal, etc shocking
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