Deft (adj.) skillful, capable. Mohir the deft surgeon was able to sew up the wound without leaving a scar. Fatuous
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Vocabulary for M
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- CONSTRAIN
- VAPID
- SOLUBLE
- DEMURE
- PUGNACIOUS
- CONDOLENCE
CORPULENCE (adj.) extreme fatness. SEMIZLIK
Henry's corpulence did not make him any less attractive to his charming, svelte (nozik, hushbichim) wife. ILLICIT (adj.) forbidden, not permitted. NOQONUNIY, TA’QIQLANGAN The fourth-grader learned many illicit words from a pamphlet (risola) that was being passed around school. CONSTRAIN (v.) to forcibly restrict. CHEKLASH His belief in nonviolence constrained him from taking revenge on his attackers. SLAKE (v.) to quench or satisfy one's thirst. QONDIRMOQ This electrolyte water should help slake the runners' thirst during the marathon. VAPID (adj.) lacking liveliness, dull. BEHUDA, ZERIKARLI He thought he could get past her vapid personality but quickly realized he needed a more spirited partner. VISCOUS (adj.) not free flowing, syrupy. QO’YIQ, YOPISHQOQ The viscous syrup took three minutes to pour out of the bottle. MYOPIC (adj.) lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective. TOR My parents' myopic view makes it difficult for me to discuss current affairs with them. SOLUBLE (adj.) able to dissolve. HAL QILSA BO’LADIGAN The plot of the spy film revolved around an untraceable and water-soluble poison. INTREPID (adj.) brave in the face of danger. JASORATLI, QO’RQMAS The intrepid fireman rushed into the burning building, heedless of the cries to stop. DEMURE (adj.) quiet, modest, reserved. KAMTAR, KAMSUQUM No one expected the demure teen to be such an amazing singer. DUBIOUS (adj.) doubtful, of uncertain quality. SHUBHALI Suspicious that he was only trying to get a raise, she found his praise dubious. WANE (v.) to decrease in size, dwindle (kamaymoq). SUSAYMOQ Don't be so afraid of his wrath because his influence with the president is already beginning to wane. DIFFUSE (v.) to scatter, thin out, and break up. TARQOQ He diffused the tension in the room by making a joke. PUGNACIOUS (adj.) quarrelsome, combative. SHAVQATSIZ, JANGOVOR Aaron's pugnacious nature led him to start several barroom brawls (bardagi mushtlashuvlar) each month. RAPPORT (n.) mutual understanding and harmony. MUNOSABAT, HAMFIKRLILIK When Margaret met her paramour (o’ynash, jazzman), they felt an instant rapport. CONDOLENCE (n.) an expression of sympathy in sorrow. HAMDARDLIK Brian lamely offered his condolences on the loss of his sister's roommate's cat. PHILANTHROPIC (adj.) charitable, giving. SAXOVATPESHA Many people felt that the billionaire's decision to donate her fortune to house the homeless was the ultimate philanthropic act. Download 33.46 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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