Chapter 1 Flashcards

Question

Horrorizado / aterrorizado / asustado / atemorizado

Answer 1

Appalled / horrified / scared / frightened / terrified / aghast

Answer 2

Seldom / rarely

Answer 3

Rattle, death rattle

Answer 4

Livestock / cattle

Answer 5

Wreak havoc

Answer 6

Myriad / countless / innumerable

Answer 7

Wishful thinking

Answer 8

Bridle Unbridled

Answer 9

Hectic / frantic / frenetic

Answer 10

Endearing, charming

Answer 11

Pass on / transmit (knowledge / wisdom)

Answer 12

Seamlessly

Answer 13

Cheesy / inauthentic

Answer 14

Lag behind

Answer 15

For the record

Answer 16

It gives me the creeps!

Answer 17

Exhilarated / elated / rejoiced

Answer 18

Absorbed, intensely engaged, engrossed

Answer 19

Scathing, caustic, biting

Answer 20

Concomitant

Answer 21

Equivalent / tantamount

Answer 22

Unduly / excessively

Answer 23

By the same token

Answer 24

Clear up / clarify

Answer 25

Keep up with

Answer 26

Far-fetched / unlikely and unconvincing

Answer 27

Bring forth, produce, generate, bring about

Answer 28

Make more auspicious

Answer 29

Coil / to coil

Answer 30

Tribulation (a cause of great trouble or suffering), adversity

Answer 31

Sway “The part of the continent under Russia's sway”

Answer 32

Corpuscule, particle

Answer 33

I would like to point out several things

Answer 34

Wind down / unwind / relax / chill out

Answer 35

Crouch (down)

Answer 36

Haughty, arrogant, conceited, pretentious

Answer 37

Ravenous / voracious

Answer 38

Torment, tantalize

Answer 39

Blooper / faux pas

Answer 40

The other way around

Answer 41

Short and plain

Answer 42

Grueling / strenuous / frazzling / exhausting

Answer 43

Suit yourself!

Answer 44

Setback / mishap / misadventure / contretemps / difficulty

Answer 45

Eradicate / wipe out / put an end to / remove

Answer 46

Primarily / mainly / principally / mostly

Answer 47

Untethered

Answer 48

Malice / wickedness / mischief / malevolence

Answer 49

Hegemony, supremacy, power, domination

Answer 50

Impart / communicate

Answer 51

Help out, aid, assist

Answer 52

Scourge, whip, flagellate, lash

Answer 53

Usurp (take over / take possession of)

Answer 54

Profusely / exuberantly / abundantly / lavishly / extravagantly / flamboyantly

Answer 55

In spite of / despite / notwithstanding

Answer 56

Dislodge (remove) “Tony was having trouble dislodging a piece of popcorn from his teeth”

Answer 57

Fluster Flustered

Answer 58

Affluent, rich, opulent, wealthy

Answer 59

Make up, compensate, make amends

Answer 60

Fraught, tense, strained, full of tension (of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable).

Answer 61

Swindle / scam

Answer 62

Dispose of or transfer

Answer 63

It's very kind / It's very nice of you

Answer 64

Hallmark (distinctive characteristic)

Answer 65

Subsequently / afterwards Previously, beforehand

Answer 66

Of utmost importance Of paramount importance

Answer 67

Threadbare, frayed, tatty, shabby, worn, deteriorated, decayed

Answer 68

Whimsical / capricious

Answer 69

As opposed to / in contrast to

Answer 70

Apogee (climax or culmination)

Answer 71

Take a stance / adopt a posture

Answer 72

Conflagration (war)

Answer 73

Delusion / mirage / deception Delusional, delirious

Answer 74

Take a toll (have a negative impact) Take its toll on

Answer 75

Go about, start, begin, commence

Answer 76

Subsist / survive / prevail

Answer 77

Every now and then / From time to time

Answer 78

Abstracted, lost in thought

Answer 79

In shambles

Answer 80

Reject, refuse, decline, turn down, rebuff (v) Rejection, refusal, rebuff (n)

Answer 81

Begrudgingly / reluctantly / unwillingly

Answer 82

Hoist / raise / lift

Answer 83

Abashed / embarrassed /ashamed / shamefaced, remorseful

Answer 84

I'm coming right up / right away / straightaway

Answer 85

That is / that is to say (i.e) / Namely

Answer 86

Contribute, help in

Answer 87

Stalk / Lurk / Prowl

Answer 88

Powerfully / mightily / fiercely / strongly

Answer 89

Underpin (give support, strength or structure to something)

Answer 90

Foster / encourage / promote

Answer 91

Preempt / forestall / anticipate Preempt Preemptive action

Answer 92

Thorough, meticulous, careful, detailed

Answer 93

Unbeknownst / unknown

Answer 94

Go bust, go bankrupt, become bankrupt

Answer 95

Emolument, remuneration, retribution, economic compensation

Answer 96

Start to make sense Things start to fall into place

Answer 97

Meanwhile / in the meantime

Answer 98

Insofar as

Answer 99

Lets stay/keep in touch!

Answer 100

Marauder, intruder

Answer 101

Hurdle / obstacle

Answer 102

Moan / groan

Answer 103

Delve / deepen

Answer 104

Seclude / isolate someone

Answer 105

Privy / private / secret Accomplice

Answer 106

Devastate, raze

Answer 107

Covet / yearn for / long for / crave / hanker for

Answer 108

As far as I can tell

Answer 109

Begrudge / envy

Answer 110

Undulation (waviness)

Answer 111

Extrude / force out / thrust out Impel / propel

Answer 112

Maudlin / sentimental / weepy

Answer 113

To make things work

Answer 114

Mismanagement, negligence, carelessness, disregard, inattention, abandonment

Answer 115

Relentlessly, inevitably, inescapably, unfailingly

Answer 116

Futile / fruitless / pointless / useless / vain / unavailing / ineffective

Answer 117

Keep an eye on something/someone

Answer 118

Hereby (in this act)

Answer 119

Astonishing / Astounding

Answer 120

Stash (v), hide

Answer 121

Prod (v) / poke with finger

Answer 122

Pesky / fucking / damn

Answer 123

Moderation Measured

Answer 124

Thereby (by that means)

Answer 125

Fiber, roughage

Answer 126

Schism / split / division

Answer 127

To the extent / to the degree that / to a point where

Answer 128

Heap, stack, pile

Answer 129

Bring up or introduce into discussion a topic/subject

Answer 130

Collapse / fall in / keel over

Answer 131

Vertiginous

Answer 132

Subside “Residents will be allowed back in when the water subsides” “A year after her death, his grief has begun to subside” “The land has subsided”

Answer 133

Bloat / swell

Answer 134

Prowess Feat

Answer 135

Climb up / clamber up / scramble

Answer 136

Hesitant, shilly-shally

Answer 137

Startled / astonished / astounded / thunderstruck, flabbergasted / shocked / baffled / dumbfounded

Answer 138

Zeal, enthusiasm / fervor

Answer 139

Unfaltering / unwavering

Answer 140

Show off / brag / boast / flaunt

Answer 141

Just name it!

Answer 142

Neat and tidy

Answer 143

Tired / fatigued / exhausted / weary / worn out / drained

Answer 144

How come...?

Answer 145

Of utmost importance Of paramount importance

Answer 146

Mold / mildew

Answer 147

Come on!! Lets go!!

Answer 148

Whirlpool, maelstrom

Answer 149

Intimation / hint / indication

Answer 150

Unflagging / tireless / persistent / tenacious

Answer 151

Stout / well-built / corpulent / sturdy

Answer 152

Kindle / light / ignite

Answer 153

Groundbreaking / innovative

Answer 154

Unvarnished Not softened

Answer 155

Temporarily

Answer 156

Adept / expert / skillful / proficient

Answer 157

Shame on you!

Answer 158

To speak your mind / Say what you think about

Answer 159

Never mind / whatever!

Answer 160

Glare (fierce or angry stare / strong and dazzling light)

Answer 161

trivial, petty, irrelevant, insignificant, unimportant, trifle, meaningless

Answer 162

Outcast / pariah

Answer 163

Square off

Answer 164

Furthermore / moreover / additionally / on top of that

Answer 165

Essential, indispensable, necessary, vital

Answer 166

As well as

Answer 167

Emanate, exude, radiate

Answer 168

Litany, string

Answer 169

Assiduous, constant, continuous, frequent, perseverant

Answer 170

Recrudesce, get worse, aggravate, degrade

Answer 171

Display / exhibit / show

Answer 172

Do something over and over again

Answer 173

Fend for oneself

Answer 174

Betterment, improvement, amelioration, upgrading

Answer 175

Discrepancy

Answer 176

Fret (about) / worry (about)

Answer 177

If need be / If it's necessary

Answer 178

Advent / arrival

Answer 179

Gist, essence, substance, sense, meaning, core

Answer 180

Disturb / disrupt Disturbance / disruption

Answer 181

Bind together, stick together

Answer 182

Twinkle / flicker / sparkle

Answer 183

Interleave

Answer 184

Bank statement

Answer 185

Are there any parties to crush this weekend?

Answer 186

Turn away / turn down / reject / refuse

Answer 187

Whereas / while

Answer 188

To soak up

Answer 189

Judder / vibration

Answer 190

Slump / fall / sink / plunge / go down

Answer 191

Ersatz, imitation, substitute

Answer 192

Assuage / relieve / ease / alleviate

Answer 193

Time and again Over and over Again and again

Answer 194

Felony / crime

Answer 195

Plunder / loot / pillage

Answer 196

Experienced, skilled, skillful, versed, expert, knowing, knowledgable

Answer 197

Hefty (large, heavy and/or powerful)

Answer 198

Envision, visualize, imagine, conceive

Answer 199

Exiguous, meager, scarce, scant, scanty

Answer 200

Blight / Plague (n) Blight / ruin / wreck / mess up

Answer 201

Predicament / trouble

Answer 202

Ongoing / continuing / in progress

Answer 203

On the contrary

Answer 204

What's more (important)

Answer 205

Disregard / indifference / nonchalance / carelessness

Answer 206

Mounting / increasing

Answer 207

Hitherto / until now / up to this moment / so far

Answer 208

Barring / except for

Answer 209

Mind your own business It's none of your business

Answer 210

Haggard / gaunt

Answer 211

Tacky / of bad or poor taste

Answer 212

Catch up on

Answer 213

Charge at, lunge at, attack

Answer 214

It's a pain in the ass

Answer 215

Mull over / ponder / reflect on

Answer 216

A cat got your tongue?

Answer 217

Gait (manner of walking)

Answer 218

Whereabouts

Answer 219

Putative, apparent, supposed, reported, presumed

Answer 220

Puerile, childish, infantile, childlike

Answer 221

Bellicose / Pugnacious

Answer 222

To bump into / to come across with / run into / stumble upon (someone)

Answer 223

Appropriate, attribute oneself

Answer 224

Hoard / amass / stockpile

Answer 225

Leap forward

Answer 226

Shallow, superficial

Answer 227

Deplete (resources)

Answer 228

Inveterate Ex: inveterate gambler, inveterate smoker

Answer 229

Shrouded / covered / enveloped / wrapped

Answer 230

You can stop by anytime!

Answer 231

Hold on a minute(second) / hang in there (for a moment)

Answer 232

On short notice

Answer 233

Fin (v) “You shouldn’t tell a fin, no matter how small it is” Fib (n) “Julius got in trouble for fibbing to his mother”

Answer 234

Insult, accusation, offense

Answer 235

To sort things out

Answer 236

(negative phrase) Whatsoever / at all

Answer 237

Something relatable

Answer 238

Dredge up / bring to light / make something come to light

Answer 239

Meek / docile / submissive

Answer 240

No worries

Answer 241

Slant / slope

Answer 242

Obstruction / block / clog /

Answer 243

Distress / anguish

Answer 244

Breakthrough / major discovery

Answer 245

Anticipatory (in advance / in anticipation)

Answer 246

Pristine / unspoiled / original

Answer 247

To be prone to

Answer 248

perpetrate / commit

Answer 249

Halt / stop

Answer 250

Deterrence, dissuasion

Answer 251

Maverick / dissident

Answer 252

Adrift Drift

Answer 253

Dangle something in front of someone. Dangle something before someone. “Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens.” “The boss dangled extra overtime pay before the employees for working on the holiday.”

Answer 254

In short / in a few words

Answer 255

Garnish / decorate / embellish

Answer 256

Neighboring, adjacent, contiguous, adjoining

Answer 257

Conduct a research / survey / study

Answer 258

Utterly, completely, absolutely, totally

Answer 259

Pursuit, search, persecution Pursue, chase, follow, search, persecute, seek

Answer 260

Unwilling / loth / reluctant

Answer 261

Frailty, weakness, lack

Answer 262

Endorse, countersign

Answer 263

Flexible / supple

Answer 264

Cushion, soften, buffer

Answer 265

A misdeed / a misdoing

Answer 266

Circuit breaker

Answer 267

Comprehensive / exhaustive / thorough / in-depth / meticulous

Answer 268

To beget / give rise to / bring about

Answer 269

To curse at

Answer 270

Stack up, pile up, heap

Answer 271

Infallible, unfailing, unerring, foolproof

Answer 272

Daunt, frighten, intimidate, threaten, menace

Answer 273

Beacon / lighthouse / guide

Answer 274

Cower / cringe "He cringed away from the blow." Flinch / wince "She flinched at the acidity in his voice." "He drew back with a wince when I inserted the needle." "I winced when she described the accident."

Answer 275

To fire / to lay off an employee

Answer 276

Deftly (with dexterity)

Answer 277

Sluggish / slow moving / lazy / inactive / languid / lackadaisical

Answer 278

As many as you want

Answer 279

Gurgle, burble “The stream gurgled through the forest” “The gurgle from the toilet told the plumber there was a problem”

Answer 280

Refute, rebut, disprove

Answer 281

Ineffable / indescribable / inexpressible / unspeakable

Answer 282

Trooper / soldier

Answer 283

Uncanny, eerie, mysterious, puzzling

Answer 284

Throw off / throw away / get rid of

Answer 285

Allegedly / supposedly

Answer 286

Conducive to

Answer 287

Take it easy

Answer 288

Noticeably / markedly

Answer 289

Plea, entreaty, earnest or humble request

Answer 290

Likewise / equally / same here

Answer 291

Concurrently / at the same time

Answer 292

Turn around!

Answer 293

Stubborn / obstinate / pertinacious /adamant

Answer 294

Inadequacy / insufficiency / deficiency

Answer 295

Quirk / peculiarity

Answer 296

Narrow down

Answer 297

To admonish / to scold / rebuke / berate

Answer 298

To wing it / to improvise

Answer 299

Pervade / Impregnate

Answer 300

Antsy / restless / uneasy / agitated / wired

Answer 301

Salient, prominent, protruding, outstanding

Answer 302

Who cares whether ... Or not

Answer 303

Clear-cut / well-defined

Answer 304

Corny / tawdry

Answer 305

Jaundiced, prejudiced Yellow skinned

Answer 306

Cajole / coax

Answer 307

To reek / to stink

Answer 308

It's up to you / It depends on you

Answer 309

To ditch someone

Answer 310

Peremptory

Answer 311

To point out, indicate or specify

Answer 312

To read between the lines

Answer 313

With regard to / regarding

Answer 314

Vouch for / attest / witness / guarantee

Answer 315

Write down / jot down / make notes

Answer 316

Dampen “If you dampen the sponge slightly, it makes it easier to wipe off the counters” “Not even this bad weather can dampen my enthusiasm for running”

Answer 317

Ubiquitous, omnipresent

Answer 318

I've never been that keen on...

Answer 319

Convey / transmit / pass on (a message)

Answer 320

Allocate / allot / assign

Answer 321

Fateful, fatidical

Answer 322

Decimate (kill, destroy or remove a large percentage or part of)

Answer 323

At your disposal

Answer 324

Look after / take care of

Answer 325

It serves you right (you got what you deserved)!

Answer 326

Lenitive / palliative

Answer 327

Staggering / baffling / disconcerting / bewildering

Answer 328

Preclude / impede

Answer 329

Serendipity / happy coincidence or accident

Answer 330

Snuggle / curl up / huddle up / cuddle up

Answer 331

Undermine, deteriorate, weaken, enfeeble

Answer 332

I'm on my way!

Answer 333

Lump (n) Lump (v) (lump together, group together)

Answer 334

Hold unlawfully

Answer 335

Disapprove / deprecate

Answer 336

Nature calls

Answer 337

Upfront payment Advance payment

Answer 338

Infuse, imbue, instill, inculcate

Answer 339

Lifeless, exanimate, dead, deceased, no longer alive

Answer 340

Invective, diatribe

Answer 341

Shriek / screech / squeal

Answer 342

Do you have what it takes?

Answer 343

Insurmountable / unbeatable

Answer 344

Delay / Lag

Answer 345

Controversial

Answer 346

Shorn of / stripped of / bereft / deprived of

Answer 347

Concatenation, connection / link

Answer 348

Strife / conflict

Answer 349

Long story short

Answer 350

Barren lands (sterile, infertile, arid, bleak and lifeless)

Answer 351

Drawback /Downside / disadvantage

Answer 352

Trepidation / fear / dread

Answer 353

What's with you all of the sudden?

Answer 354

I have a bunch of things that I need to get done today

Answer 355

Ascribe (attributing something to someone) “How can you ascribe such motives to me without any evidence?”

Answer 356

Dupe(v), deceive, trick, beguile, ruse Dupe someone into something “The salesman duped Paul into buying a warranty that he didn’t needed” "Every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine" "Eleanor tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house" Dupe (adj), gullible, naive

Answer 357

Plethora (excess, overabundance)

Answer 358

Knock it off! Drop it! Cut it out! That’s enough!

Answer 359

Mischievous / naughty /

Answer 360

Protracted / extended / long-lasting / elongated

Answer 361

To beget / engender a child

Answer 362

In summary / to summarize / to sum up / all in all / to wrap up

Answer 363

Steadfast/ steady / firm / constant

Answer 364

In other words / to put it in another way

Answer 365

Distinguish, recognize

Answer 366

(A) tad “Would you like some? Just a tad, thanks” “Please move a tad so that I can sit down”

Answer 367

Compliment

Answer 368

Monday through Friday

Answer 369

To turn out to be

Answer 370

Riddle / conundrum

Answer 371

Lineage, ancestry, caste

Answer 372

Inapprehensible, incomprehensible

Answer 373

Compelling / captivating / irresistible

Answer 374

Perilous, dangerous, risky

Answer 375

Frothy, frivolous , banal

Answer 376

Ebb and flow

Answer 377

Raider Raid

Answer 378

Revile / vilify

Answer 379

Entangle / intertwine

Answer 380

Doze off / fall asleep / slumber

Answer 381

To flip out

Answer 382

aforementioned

Answer 383

Get to the point Go straight to the point

Answer 384

Tamper (with) "Someone tampered with the brakes on my car." "The project manager reminded everyone not to tamper with the database." "Somebody had tampered with the evidence and it could no longer be used."

Answer 385

I told you so!

Answer 386

Oversee / Supervise

Answer 387

Inveterate

Answer 388

Innocuous, harmless

Answer 389

Innervation

Answer 390

You couldn't have said it better!

Answer 391

Cogent argument

Answer 392

Grisly / Ghastly / Frightening / Frightful / gruesome / creepy / lurid / terrifying

Answer 393

Cherish / appreciate / value

Answer 394

Shortcoming / defect / flaw / deficiency

Answer 395

Instigate (bring about or initiate an action or event)

Answer 396

Corroborate / confirm

Answer 397

A batch of products

Answer 398

In conclusion

Answer 399

Strain (n) Strain (v)

Answer 400

Harness, tap into, take advantage of, benefit from, use, utilize, avail

Answer 401

Proliferation

Answer 402

In vain / to no avail / without avail / for nothing

Answer 403

Preterite, past, previous, former, prior, erstwhile "His erstwhile rivals"

Answer 404

Stray / lost

Answer 405

Akin to / similar to

Answer 406

Indomitable, indocile

Answer 407

Fester / suppurate

Answer 408

I don't mind

Answer 409

Preponderant, predominant

Answer 410

Bleak / desolate

Answer 411

Recidivism

Answer 412

Bereavement / Duel / Mourning / Grief Duel

Answer 413

Swarm (of bees)

Answer 414

Asseverate, assert, affirm

Answer 415

Strive / struggle / make an effort / tussle "There was a tussle for the ball." "The kids tussled with each other."

Answer 416

Overt / disclosed / of public knowledge

Answer 417

Apply / exert (power, influence, etc)

Answer 418

Conduit / duct / pipe / tube

Answer 419

Bash, thump, whop, strike/hit/beat hard

Answer 420

Funnel / canalize / channel

Answer 421

Unsettling

Answer 422

Engram / memory trace

Answer 423

It's about time

Answer 424

Keep in mind / bear in mind / take into account / take into consideration

Answer 425

Heads up / warning / caveat

Answer 426

At this rate ....

Answer 427

To get goose bumps

Answer 428

Grant / Concede

Answer 429

Oftentimes

Answer 430

to taint / to pollute / to befoul / besmirch / tarnish

Answer 431

Untrodden, unexplored, uncharted

Answer 432

You're dressed to kill!

Answer 433

Enunciate, set forth

Answer 434

Pervasive / penetrating / permeating

Answer 435

It's nothing out of this world

Answer 436

Sequester / kidnap / hijack

Answer 437

Fortitude / courage / bravery

Answer 438

Accordingly / consequently / in consequence / thus / as a consequence

Answer 439

Suitable / appropriate / convenient / adequate / fitting

Answer 440

Behave yourself! / Behave well!

Answer 441

Cusp, top, summit, peak, cuspid, pinnacle, acme, apogee

Answer 442

Run errands

Answer 443

Ambivalence

Answer 444

Crucial / critical / decisive / pivotal / essential

Answer 445

Sharpen, hone

Answer 446

Suspicious, distrusting, wary, skeptical

Answer 447

Perpetuate

Answer 448

To tackle / to make a lunge

Answer 449

Obstreperous

Answer 450

It seems to me that

Answer 451

Nudge / poke

Answer 452

Unbidden (not invited, not asked for, voluntary)

Answer 453

To mingle / to mix / to blend / to meld

Answer 454

Primitive / primeval

Answer 455

Preset / pre-programmed

Answer 456

Emphasis, stress, accent Emphasize, stress, underline, highlight

Answer 457

Brunt “The houses along the coast will take the brunt of the storm”

Answer 458

A hint / a tip

Answer 459

Augury, auspice, prediction, forecast, omen,

Answer 460

Idle, inactive, unused, unemployed

Answer 461

To lure / to attract /

Answer 462

Pervert / kinky

Answer 463

Quandary, dilemma, disjunctive Put someone in a quandary “The quandary is whether to sell the house now or wait and see”

Answer 464

Strikingly / impressively /surprisingly

Answer 465

Resolve / determination / decision

Answer 466

Captious (tending to find fault), misleading, deceitful, tricky

Answer 467

Do you mind if I...

Answer 468

Regain / recover / get back / win back (something)

Answer 469

On the spur of the moment

Answer 470

Retort, riposte (estocada) “I got an angry retort when I asked about the money” “You can’t control me, the angry teenager retorted to his mother”

Answer 471

To eavesdrop

Answer 472

Pernicious, harmful, damaging, prejudicial

Answer 473

Scrutinize, examine, inspect, inquire, find out, sift through, peruse

Answer 474

Slouch Hunched (encorvado)

Answer 475

To Cling / adhere / stick / attach to

Answer 476

Onset, beginning, start

Answer 477

Keep going, don't give up!

Answer 478

Bring forward / put forth (ideas)

Answer 479

Whittle something down, whittle something away

Answer 480

Unseasonable, untimely, inopportune

Answer 481

Advocate (defend, support, recommend)

Answer 482

Drible (v) “The old man dribbled as he sipped the water” “Water dribbled slowly out of the leaky faucet” “The soccer players practiced dribbling during the practice”

Answer 483

Overworked, burnt out

Answer 484

To be sick and tired of...

Answer 485

Nonetheless / nevertheless / however / yet

Answer 486

Percolate, filter, leak

Answer 487

Hinge on / depend on / depend upon

Answer 488

Unravel / untangle / disentangle / decipher / decode

Answer 489

Superiority / inferiority

Answer 490

Curtail / cut down

Answer 491

Phony, fake, untrue

Answer 492

Infatuation

Answer 493

Inexorable Inevitable, unavoidable Inescapable Indefectible, unfailing

Answer 494

Cantankerous, grumpy, grouchy, morose, peevish, sulky, surly

Answer 495

Outbid / make a better offer (at a bid)

Answer 496

Whereby (through which)

Answer 497

Adduce (cite as evidence)

Answer 498

Fend off someone / fend off something

Answer 499

Humongous, huge, enormous, colossal, gigantic, gargantuan

Answer 500

Breadth / broadness / wideness

Answer 501

Despise / hate / detest / loathe / abhor

Answer 502

To hold someone/somebody accountable

Answer 503

Umbrage, resentment

Answer 504

Imminent, impending / next, near, close

Answer 505

Encumbered / Burdened

Answer 506

To get away with something

Answer 507

Immanent / inherent

Answer 508

Propitious / favorable

Answer 509

Unfold / develop / unwrap

Answer 510

Do without, manage without, get by without, dispense with, abstain from, refrain from, deprive yourself from

Answer 511

Get off the beaten track

Answer 512

You migh as well

Answer 513

Entrenched / ingrained / deep-rooted / deep-seated

Answer 514

A fad / a trend

Answer 515

Pressing, urgent, critical

Answer 516

Gullible, credulous, naive, dupe

Answer 517

Crispness / freshness

Answer 518

Befuddle, stump (v) Befuddled, stumped

Answer 519

Forsake / abandon / desert

Answer 520

Sterling, excellent, first-rate, first-class, dandy, outstanding

Answer 521

Daunting / intimidating

Answer 522

Go for it!

Answer 523

Hoary (adj)

Answer 524

Harrowing / very distressing

Answer 525

Sweet dreams / sleep tight / sleep well

Answer 526

I couldn't agree with you more

Answer 527

Exacerbate, worsen, make worse, aggravate, intensify

Answer 528

Gravitate towards

Answer 529

Discern, pick out

Answer 530

Spot a difference

Answer 531

Buck the trend

Answer 532

Insensitive / callous / heartless / unfeeling / cold-hearted / uncaring

Answer 533

Cry / shed tears / weep

Answer 534

Smug (excessively self-satisfied)

Answer 535

To come up with an idea/solution/plan

Answer 536

Scowl / frown

Answer 537

Dwindle / diminish / shrink

Answer 538

Be fond of

Answer 539

Tiny, minuscule, very small

Answer 540

Laggard, lagging, lagger, straggler “There was no time for laggards”

Answer 541

Taciturn, untalkative, uncommunicative, melancholic

Answer 542

Depict / portray / represent

Answer 543

Upbeat / cheerful

Answer 544

Prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish

Answer 545

Vicissitude

Answer 546

Spur / Stimulate / (Spur)

Answer 547

By and large / in general / generally

Answer 548

To cope with / to handle / to deal with (a situation)

Answer 549

Make out (kiss) with someone

Answer 550

Unrelenting / implacable / determined / relentless

Answer 551

Unstinting, unlimited, limitless, boundless

Answer 552

Elucidate, explain, make clear, clarify, clear up

Answer 553

I have come to realize that...

Answer 554

Mettle (strength of character) "The team showed their true mettle in the second half"

Answer 555

Dull / uninteresting / boring

Answer 556

Vehement, unthinking, thoughtless, passionate

Answer 557

Since when...?

Answer 558

Wind up / complete / finish

Answer 559

Disagree, differ from, dissent

Answer 560

Speaking of which / by the way

Answer 561

Hence / therefore

Answer 562

Disquisition

Answer 563

Misdemeanors

Answer 564

Conversely / inversely / contrariwise

Answer 565

Conspicuous / Outstanding

Answer 566

Forthcoming / coming / upcoming

Answer 567

Lure / bait

Answer 568

Circumlocution

Answer 569

Thwart something

Answer 570

Ragged, tattered

Answer 571

Mendacity, dishonesty

Answer 572

Eschew (avoid / abstain from) esˈCHo͞o

Answer 573

Cunning / wily / astute / shrewd

Answer 574

Flaunt / show-off

Answer 575

Deride / mock / ridicule / make fun of / scoff at (somebody)

Answer 576

Solvency / soundness

Answer 577

Quirky / peculiar (person)

Answer 578

Pave the way for

Answer 579

Orderly / methodical

Answer 580

Regret / be sorry about / repent

Answer 581

Be determined to / set your mind to

Answer 582

You made it!

Answer 583

Adage / proverb / saying

Answer 584

Succinct / concise / brief / laconic

Answer 585

Deem / consider

Answer 586

Breach / infringement / violation / contravention, transgression

Answer 587

Commonplace, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, mediocre, undistinguished, unremarkable, unexceptional

Answer 588

Instill / inculcate

Answer 589

Dismay / consternation

Answer 590

Advance, anticipation, anteriority, antecedence

Answer 591

To give someone a hard time

Answer 592

Build on (develop) skills

Answer 593

Abscond, escape, flee, run away

Answer 594

Naught / nothingness

Answer 595

Inscrutable,

Answer 596

Hustle / bustle

Answer 597

Demise / death / decease

Answer 598

Unfettered

Answer 599

Obliterate / wipe out / annihilate

Answer 600

Hustler / swindler

Answer 601

Disabuse someone

Answer 602

Reluctance, reticence, unwillingness

Answer 603

Stupidity, foolishness, ignorance, silliness, idiocy

Answer 604

Succumb / give in / give up / surrender

Answer 605

Quarrel / fight / argument / dispute / confrontation

Answer 606

Heedless / Unheeding

Answer 607

Hopefully... (something will happen)

Answer 608

Rebel / insurgent

Answer 609

In retrospect / in retrospective

Answer 610

Look up to / admire

Answer 611

Bout / fray

Answer 612

Make up your mind

Answer 613

Conjecture, surmise, assumption, speculation, judgment

Answer 614

Dependable / reliable / trustworthy

Answer 615

Reek / stench

Answer 616

Hamper / hinder / impede / obstruct

Answer 617

Replete / full / packed

Answer 618

Strand / thread

Answer 619

Elicit, provoke

Answer 620

To stumble / to trip

Answer 621

Brittle / fragile / delicate

Answer 622

Thank Goodness!

Answer 623

Keen, eager, enthusiastic

Answer 624

On the flip side / on the other hand

Answer 625

Prolific, creative, productive

Answer 626

Inflict / wreak

Answer 627

Foggy / hazy / misty

Answer 628

Some sort of....

Answer 629

Perplexed / befuddled / stumped / bewildered

Answer 630

Poignant / touching / moving

Answer 631

In a similar fashion / in a similar way

Answer 632

Peremptory term

Answer 633

Corner stone

Answer 634

Aloof / distant / unsociable / unfriendly

Answer 635

Avid / desirous / anxious / yearning/ wistful (regretful longing)

Answer 636

Lash out / attack

Answer 637

Means of transport

Answer 638

To run over a pedestrian

Answer 639

Establish / settle / ensconce

Answer 640

Stave off / ward off / prevent

Answer 641

Promptly / punctually / on time

Answer 642

To tempt / to entice

Answer 643

To swagger

Answer 644

Bombastic, flamboyant, showy

Answer 645

Stepping stone

Answer 646

Apparently / seemingly

Answer 647

Emphatic, categorical, resounding, unmistakable

Answer 648

Redemption

Answer 649

Take a break

Answer 650

Stay out of trouble!

Answer 651

Herald, harbinger

Answer 652

Hurry up we're gonna be late!

Answer 653

It's easier said than done

Answer 654

Covenant / pact / agreement

Answer 655

Make up (invent)

Answer 656

Provide / supply / furnish / facilitate

Answer 657

Animal / creature / critter

Answer 658

Henceforth / from now on / as of now

Answer 659

(Prices/value) drop / decrease / plummet / fall / slump / sink / plunge

Answer 660

Cut me some slack !

Answer 661

Friend, chum, buddy

Answer 662

Unarmed, defenseless, helpless

Answer 663

The bow and the stern of a ship

Answer 664

Bemoan / lament / be sorry for

Answer 665

Nimble / agile / quick

Answer 666

Solace / consolation

Answer 667

Synchronicity

Answer 668

Conglomerate, unite, join

Answer 669

Bend over / lean over

Answer 670

Doubtful / dubious

Answer 671

What's going on?

Answer 672

Topple over / fall down

Answer 673

Utter, pronounce, say

Answer 674

Unkempt / scruffy / untidy / messy / disheveled

Answer 675

Sanctify, hallow / bless

Answer 676

Above all / what is more

Answer 677

Give my regards to everyone

Answer 678

Inadvertently

Answer 679

To sleep on it

Answer 680

Reportedly

Answer 681

Blunder / clumsy mistake / desatino

Answer 682

Witty, ingenious, clever / sagacious, sharp

Answer 683

(Prices/value) skyrocket / increase / soar / climb / rise / augment

Answer 684

Blithely / mirthfully / merrily

Answer 685

Algid, decisive point

Answer 686

I can eat a horse!

Answer 687

Despondent, discouraged, crestfallen, dejected

Answer 688

Sturdy / robust / vigorous

Answer 689

Latch onto / stick / cling

Answer 690

A smattering / a smatter “Do you know french? Just a smattering.” “There was a smattering of mud on the wall”

Answer 691

Diametrically opposed

Answer 692

Evasive, elusive

Answer 693

Praise, extol, exalt

Answer 694

Lean towards / prefer / tilt towards

Answer 695

Outlandish / extravagant / eccentric / weird / flamboyant

Answer 696

Well reputed

Answer 697

Understand / comprehend / fathom

Answer 698

Moderate, control, restrain

Answer 699

As a result

Answer 700

Haughtiness

Answer 701

Jammed / stuck

Answer 702

Superlative

Answer 703

Recoil / move backwards

Answer 704

In a similar way / in a similar fashion / similarly

Answer 705

Engrave, etch / inscribe Carve / sculpt

Answer 706

Foist Impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on. “Don’t let anyone foist inferior goods on you”

Answer 707

Up front / bold / honest / frank / forthright

Answer 708

Pusillanimous

Answer 709

Relinquish / renounce to / give up (something)

Answer 710

Indecent, rude, ordinary, foul-mouthed, vulgar, coarse

Answer 711

Frenzy, wildness, outburst

Answer 712

As far as I am concerned

Answer 713

To be bored to death

Answer 714

Outcome / result / bottom line

Answer 715

I should better get going

Answer 716

Binge eating

Answer 717

On second thought...

Answer 718

Wrap up To wrap up

Answer 719

Accomplish / Achieve / Attain / Reach

Answer 720

Lewd / lascivious

Answer 721

Trade Union / Labor Union / Union

Answer 722

Sore (part of the body)

Answer 723

So to speak

Answer 724

Admittedly / certainly / indeed

Answer 725

Splurge money Squander money

Answer 726

It's a piece of cake

Answer 727

Glitch, malfunction

Answer 728

It's a good idea, good thinking

Answer 729

Despicable

Answer 730

As a matter of fact / In fact / actually / in actuality

Answer 731

Flavorless, insipid, tasteless, bland

Answer 732

Involved, enmeshed “The senator became quickly enmeshed in the scandal”

Answer 733

Lets get out of here!

Answer 734

Draw a conclusion

Answer 735

(To) scribble, doodle

Answer 736

Tingle / prickling

Answer 737

Sooner or later

Answer 738

Reliable, unfailing, irrefutable, indubitable, trustworthy, undeniable

Answer 739

Scorn / Contempt / Disdain

Answer 740

With no frills

Answer 741

Flatter / fawn, adulate

Answer 742

Knack / Gimmick "She got the knack of it in the end." "It is not so much a program to improve services as a gimmick to gain votes."

Answer 743

Come about / happen / occur / take place / go on

Answer 744

Disparity, imparity, inequality, dissimilarity, dissimilitude

Answer 745

Palatable / succulent / tasty / delicious

Answer 746

Lawn, grass, sward, turf “The gardener walked across the turf to the vegetable plot” Turf (territory) “Confident that he was on his own turf, the minister began to explain the issues she had researched so thoroughly”

Answer 747

Shun (avoid someone or something) “The whole class shunned Gavin when they found out what he’d done” “The teenager shunned his homework, preferring to play video games”

Answer 748

Ephemeral, fleeting, fugacious, transitory, transient

Answer 749

Arrive at the conclusion / come to the conclusion that

Answer 750

Follow through, keep going, carry on

Answer 751

Rudimentary, basic, elementary

Answer 752

Patronizing / condescending

Answer 753

Skew Skewed Askew

Answer 754

Hem (n) Hem (v)

Answer 755

Retrograde

Answer 756

Propitiate

Answer 757

Hecatomb, disaster, calamity, catastrophe

Answer 758

Careless / uninterested / indifferent / unconcerned / offhand offhand / impromptu / improvised

Answer 759

Sulky / Sullen / ill-tempered / bad-tempered / Cranky / Curmudgeon "The old curmudgeon refused to donate money to the orphanage."

Answer 760

Uphold, support, confirm

Answer 761

Right after

Answer 762

Dingy / drab / gloomy / lugubrious / somber

Answer 763

Smother / suffocate / choke

Answer 764

Sham / fake / bogus Sham/ fake / feign / pretend

Answer 765

Point of view / viewpoint / view

Answer 766

Shine, glow, glitter

Answer 767

Amend, rectify, remedy,

Answer 768

Skimp / economize on

Answer 769

Lie in, be based on, be founded on, consist in

Answer 770

Indulge in

Answer 771

Par excellence

Answer 772

Epitome, compendium

Answer 773

It's something temporary

Answer 774

Captivate, fascinate, bewitch, enchant

Answer 775

Undergo / suffer / experience something

Answer 776

Glimpse / catch a glimpse

Answer 777

To get shocked

Answer 778

State-of-the-art, cutting-edge, modern, latest, most advanced

Answer 779

Enthralling / Spellbinding / entrancing / fascinating / engrossing / riveting

Answer 780

Confirmed / borne out

Answer 781

Bring forward an event

Answer 782

Hollow / empty / void

Answer 783

Obscure, blind, befog

Answer 784

Get off my back! / leave me alone!

Answer 785

Loiter / putter

Answer 786

To figure out something

Answer 787

Tenets, principles / doctrines

Answer 788

Madness, insanity, craziness, folly, lunacy

Answer 789

Deter, dissuade, discourage

Answer 790

Loyalty / Allegiance

Answer 791

Resilience

Answer 792

Pertinent to That concerns

Answer 793

Subdue / dominate / master / control / subjugate

Answer 794

For all intents and purposes

Answer 795

Unscathed, unharmed, unhurt, uninjured

Answer 796

Propensity / proclivity

Answer 797

Nuisance, annoyance

Answer 798

Aforethought / premedidated / deliberate

Answer 799

Ailment / illness / disease / sickness

Answer 800

Disagreeable / unpleasant / unfriendly

Answer 801

Contrite, remorseful, repentant, regretful, sorry

Answer 802

Stern / unrelenting

Answer 803

Prescient / predictive / clairvoyant

Answer 804

Shelf / Ledge

Answer 805

Muster (up), garner, assemble, gather, collect

Answer 806

Dress to impress!

Answer 807

Lethargic / sluggish

Answer 808

Skank / sleazy

Answer 809

(To throw a) Tantrum

Answer 810

Arguably...

Answer 811

Smart / clever

Answer 812

Bold / audacious / fearless / daring

Answer 813

Severe, grave, inexcusable, irremisible, unforgivable

Answer 814

Incite, urge, persuade, encourage, convince

Answer 815

Conjure / evoke

Answer 816

To fluster

Answer 817

It's way too...

Answer 818

A blow, a hit

Answer 819

Sketch out, draft, outline

Answer 820

To plummet / to slump

Answer 821

Soothing, comforting, calming, analgesic

Answer 822

On the one hand... On the other hand

Answer 823

Last but not least

Answer 824

Lousy / disgusting

Answer 825

I'm keeping my fingers crossed

Answer 826

Intake / consumption

Answer 827

Attainable / unattainable Reachable / unreachable

Answer 828

What have you been up to lately?

Answer 829

To hint / to insinuate / to imply

Answer 830

Burble, Babble

Answer 831

Demean / degrade someone or something

Answer 832

Regain / recover / retrieve

Answer 833

Lawn / grass / sward

Answer 834

Stiff / rigid / stark

Answer 835

Albeit / although / even though

Answer 836

Hobo / vagrant / tramp / homeless

Answer 837

To gauge Gauge

Answer 838

Surreptitious, secret, hidden, clandestine

Answer 839

Atavistic, archaic, ancestral, ancient, old-world

Answer 840

Ignominy (public shame or disgrace)

Answer 841

React strongly, overreact

Answer 842

Unprompted, unexpected, spontaneous, unforeseen

Answer 843

Contrary to

Answer 844

Turning point (decisive point)

Answer 845

Measuredly, moderately, with moderation

Answer 846

Giddy (dizzy / silly / causing vertigo)

Answer 847

Brood over / ruminate / overthink

Answer 848

Fallacious / erroneous / incorrect / mistaken

Answer 849

Furnace / oven

Answer 850

Unrequited / unreciprocated

Answer 851

Abide by (the rules)

Answer 852

It's quite..... / It's very..../it's pretty

Answer 853

Dearth / scarcity / scarceness / shortage / lack / precariousness

Answer 854

It's a big deal!

Answer 855

Havoc / destruction

Answer 856

Stifle / suffocate / choke

Answer 857

Till /plow (or plough) to sow

Answer 858

Bothersome / annoying / obnoxious

Answer 859

Disparage / underestimate / underplay

Answer 860

Fair enough

Answer 861

Fatal, disastrous, catastrophic, dismal

Answer 862

Hideout, stash, hideaway

Answer 863

Preposterous / ridiculous / absurd / foolish / ludicrous / derisory

Answer 864

Laborious, arduous

Answer 865

Incessant / relentless / unremitting / ceaseless / unceasing

Answer 866

Extrapolate (Extend the application of something to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable)

Answer 867

To put out the fire

Answer 868

Put in place

Answer 869

Stall / stand

Answer 870

Convenience, expediency “The plan was both practical and has expediency” “Clark is more interested in expediency than compassion”

Answer 871

Compared to / in comparison with

Answer 872

Contrivance / stratagem

Answer 873

to taunt / to provoke

Answer 874

Abashed / embarrassed / ashamed

Answer 875

Dispel / dissipate / vanish

Answer 876

Dire / dreadful / appalling / awful / horrible / terrible

Answer 877

Tell apart

Answer 878

Heed / attention (Pay) heed / pay attention

Answer 879

Suspicion, mistrust, distrust

Answer 880

Whopping (adj) Whop (n & v)

Answer 881

Completely, totally, altogether

Answer 882

Blatant, shameless, insolent “His blatant disregard for authority got him in serious trouble”

Answer 883

I blew it / I screwed it / I messed it up

Answer 884

Unequivocally

Answer 885

You've got to be kidding

Answer 886

Ruthless / merciless / pitiless / heartless

Answer 887

Hard work, effort

Answer 888

Get/be bogged down

Answer 889

Edgy / restless / uneasy / tense / nervous

Answer 890

Unrealistic

Answer 891

Chasm / abyss

Answer 892

Contention, heated disagreement

Answer 893

Convoluted / complex / complicated / inextricable

Answer 894

Solely, only, just

Answer 895

To be in dire straits, to be in trouble

Answer 896

Suffice to say that

Answer 897

Feel free to....

Answer 898

Excruciating

Answer 899

Veer off "He veered off the road into the bushes to avoid hitting a dog." "We started discussing politics but somehow veered off onto religion again."

Answer 900

Pertain to, appertain to, concern, correspond to "The answers generally appertain to improvements in standards of service."

Answer 901

Set out "The constitution sets out the council's decision-making procedures." "They set out for London early the following day." "He set out to find the answer"

Answer 902

Overarching, all-encompassing "The overarching aim of the National Archives policies is to improve public access to archives." "The overarching principle at work is that everyone contributes to the common need."

Answer 903

Distraught "The distraught parents waited for news of their child."

Answer 904

Slog, work one's tail off "They were slogging away to meet a deadline."

Answer 905

Ruefully, sorrowfully, mournfully "The actor ruefully remarked that you are only as good as your last film."

Answer 906

Pungent "The pungent smell of frying onions."

Answer 907

Quell "Extra police were called to quell the disturbance." "His early appearance quelled our worries that he wouldn't show." "What can I say to quell your anxiety about this evening?"

Answer 908

Without further ado

Answer 909

Gamut, range, spectrum

Answer 910

Detract, diminish

Answer 911

Thoroughfare "Jackie decided not to buy the house because it was on a thoroughfare." "This is the only thoroughfare through town; all of the other roads are flooded."

Answer 912

Ramp up "The company hopes to boost sales by ramping up its advertising."

Answer 913

Thoroughgoing "A thoroughgoing reform of the whole economy."

Answer 914

Recount "I recounted the tale to Steve." "The children arrange and rearrange the objects in a set and recount them each time."

Answer 915

Rut "The administration was stuck in a rut and was losing its direction."

Answer 916

Over the course of many years

Answer 917

x days, months, years down the road /down the line

Answer 918

(By) chance / happenstance / fluke "We didn't plan to meet at the cafe, we just saw each other there by happenstance". "Their triumph was no fluke."

Answer 919

Coarse, rough, harsh

Answer 920

Smitten by "Cattle smitten by the disease had to be put down." Smitten over/with "Smitten teenagers often imagine that life won't get better." "He was smitten over the beautiful actress."

Answer 921

By leaps and bounds "The city has grown by leaps and bounds--the population has doubled in the last ten years." "He is making progress by leaps and bounds."

Answer 922

Diagrammatic, schematic "A diagrammatic representation of the system."

Answer 923

Jagged, dented, cogged "The jagged edges gashed their fingers."

Answer 924

Conflate, combine "The urban crisis conflates a number of different economic and social issues."

Answer 925

Throb, beat, pound "The war drums throbbed." "The throb of the ship's engines."

Answer 926

Throng, multitude, crowd "He pushed his way through the throng." Throng (v) "A crowd thronged the station"

Answer 927

Fidget, squirm

Answer 928

By and large Generally speaking

Answer 929

He/She is not the smartest tool in the shed

Answer 930

Regardless of - irrespective of

Answer 931

Lend credence to

Answer 932

Surmise, suppose, assume

Answer 933

Peruse (read thoroughly and carefully)

Answer 934

Purview - scope of influence or concern “Such a case might be within the purview of the legislation”

Answer 935

Quintessential (perfect o typical example of something) “He was the quintessential tough guy -strong, silent and self-contained.”

Answer 936

Germane (pertinent, relevant) That is not germane to our theme.

Answer 937

Veer off (deviate)

Answer 938

Pertain (concern to, relate to)

Answer 939

Set out (expose, present) a/an

Answer 940

Overarching (general) “The overarching principle of this relationship is…”

Answer 941

Leasehold (holding of property by lease) Vs Freehold (permanent absolute tenure of land or property)

Answer 942

Forthright (direct, outspoken, straightforward, honest frank)

Answer 943

Distraught (Deeply upset and agitated, mad)

Answer 944

Vagaries (whims) The vagaries of the weather

Answer 945

Slog (work very hard, drudge)

Answer 946

Flinch (recoil, back away)

Answer 947

Peevish (grumpy, grouchy, sulky, sullen, morose)

Answer 948

Bashful (shy, timid)

Answer 949

Quiescent (in a state or period of inactivity)

Answer 950

Behoove (be incumbent of) “It behooves any coach to study his predecessors”

Answer 951

Boisterous (obstreperous)

Answer 952

Evince (show, display, exhibit, intimate) “His letters evince the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey.”

Answer 953

Carouse Drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way. "they danced and caroused until the drink ran out"

Answer 954

Relish (n-great enjoyment, v-enjoy greatly)

Answer 955

Maven (an expert or connoisseur)

Answer 956

Superimpose, overlap

Answer 957

Fungible Of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) able to replace or be replaced by another identical item; mutually interchangeable. "it is by no means the world's only fungible commodity"

Answer 958

Partake, join in (an activity)

Answer 959

Fluke “Their triumph was no fluke”

Answer 960

Jarring/ discordant / incongruous

Answer 961

Interplay, interaction Interplay, interact

Answer 962

Punctillious

Answer 963

Bona fide, genuine, real “The court will assume that they have acted bona fide”

Answer 964

Telltale, giveaway

Answer 965

Eternal, everlasting

Answer 966

Wiseacre, a know-it-all

Answer 967

Posit “The Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature”

Answer 968

Sobriquet, nickname

Answer 969

Burgeon "The city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the center" Burgeoning / flourishing "Manufacturers are eager to cash in on the burgeoning demand."

Answer 970

Stalwart "He remained a stalwart supporter of the cause." Staunch "A staunch supporter of the antinuclear lobby."

Answer 971

Uncouth, unrefined, uncivilized "He is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time."

Answer 972

Profligate, wasteful

Answer 973

Beeseech, implore, beg, supplicate "They beseeched him to stay."

Answer 974

Numinous, supernatural, divine, sacred

Answer 975

Succor "The wounded had little chance of succor."

Answer 976

Discombobulated "He is looking a little pained and discombobulated."

Answer 977

Hubris, arrogance, conceit, conceitedness "The self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s."

Answer 978

Hapless, unfortunate, unlucky

Answer 979

Humdrum, monotonous, boring, dull, tedious “Humdrum routine work.”

Answer 980

Egregious "Egregious abuses of copyright."

Answer 981

Peaks and troughs

Answer 982

Full-fledged "He had now passed his Bar exams and was a full-fledged lawyer." "Symptoms that never quite develop into full-fledged colds"

Answer 983

Illogical, Non sequitur "His weird mixed metaphors and non sequiturs"

Answer 984

Paralized, transfixed / petrified "He was transfixed by the pain in her face"

Answer 985

Hipnotize, mesmerize "She was mesmerized by the blue eyes that stared so intently into her own."

Answer 986

Dead end, impasse

Answer 987

Accustom, habituate, inure “This children have been inured to violence”

Answer 988

Knowledge, understanding, comprehension, ken “Such determination is beyond my ken” “The major neurological mechanisms of learning —pattern recognition, memory consolidation, network construction— are, by design, beyond our ken”

Answer 989

Rabble “he was met by a rabble of noisy, angry youths”

Answer 990

Rabble “he was met by a rabble of noisy, angry youths”

Answer 991

Contact, reach out

Answer 992

Rapturous, ecstatic, joyful, elated

Answer 993

Throes, agony, anguish “he convulsed in his death throes”

Answer 994

Throes, agony, anguish “he convulsed in his death throes”

Answer 995

Grab, grasp, seize, clutch “he stood clutching a microphone”

Answer 996

Grab, grasp, seize, clutch “he stood clutching a microphone”