1100– List 3

 

1. loathe - to hate

 

  2. reprimand (v.) - to show sharp disapproval

 

  3. lackluster - dull

 

  4. caustic - sarcastic, biting

 

  5. wrest - take by force

 

  6. infamous - having a bad reputation

 

  7. jostle - to shove hard

 

  9. dupe (n) - a person easily tricked

 

 10. inadvertent - heedless, not attentive

 

 11. ominous - threatening

 

 12. tremulous - quivering

 

 13. repudiate - to reject, decline

 

 14. cessation - a stopping

 

 15. bristle (v) - stiffen with fear or anger

 

 16. euphemism - a less offensive term

 

 17. mundane - worldly

 

 18. incongruous - inappropriate

 

 19. condolence - pity

 

 20. stipulate - to specify a condition

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