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    1.

    peril (per′əl)
    noun:exposure to harm or injury; danger; jeopardy
    The loss report was accepted without reservation by the insurers, on the
    basis of " perils of the sea " .

    2. commotion (kə mō′s̸hən)


    noun: violent motion; turbulence
    Waiting outside, her friend soon heard a huge commotion inside the hall,
    followed by loud applause.

    3. oblivion (ə bliv′ē ən)


    noun: a forgetting or having forgotten; forgetfulness
    Remember six months ago when the club was staring oblivion in the face?

    4.futile (fyo̵̅o̅t′'l; chiefly Brit & Cdn, fyo̵̅o̅′tīl′)


    adjective: that could not succeed; useless; vain
    It would be futile to attempt to estimate our final gains at the present
    time.

    5. sinister (sin′is tər)


    adjective :Archaic on, to, or toward the left-hand side; left
    Heraldry on the left side of a shield (the right as seen by the viewer)
    She is sure Garry Ryan had something sinister to do with it - but
    how can she prove it?
    6. Asylum [uh-`sahy-luh m]
    Noun: A place of sanctuary or rest, a refuge; also a home for the mentally
    challenged.
    People seeking asylum are not normally allowed to work in the UK.

    7. dis·dain (dis dān′)


    Verb:to regard or treat as unworthy or beneath one's dignity; specif., to refuse or
    reject with aloof contempt or scorn
    He sat for a second, then looked at me with total disdain.

    8. craggy (krag′ē)
    Adjective: having many crags; steep and rugged
    The summit is unmarked and any one of half a dozen craggy outcrops
    could be the highest point.

    9. gro·tesque (grō tesk′)


    Adjective: in or of a style of painting, sculpture, etc. in which forms of persons and
    animals are intermingled as with foliage, flowers, or fruits in a fantastic or bizarre
    design
    Yet they have blind arches as decoration at their heads and these are
    accompanied by what appear to be original medieval grotesques.

    10.mot·ley (mät′lē)
    Adjective: of many colors or patches of color
    1. Rare wearing many-colored garments a motley fool
    John surveys his motley crew with Chris at the wheel.

    11. stupor (sto̵̅o̅′pər, styo̵̅o̅′-)


    Noun: mental or moral dullness or apathy
    In larger doses it causes stupor, coma and convulsions.

    12. mettle (met′'l)


    Noun:quality of character or temperament; esp., high quality of character; spirit;
    courage; ardor
    The first two days of the strike tested the mettle of both sides.
    13. sluggish (slug′is̸h)
    Adjective: not functioning with normal vigor
    Why do you think the car feels a bit sluggish?

    14. ger·mane (jər mān′)


    Adjective: truly relevant; pertinent; to the point
    She simply fails to see that motivation is just not germane to the facts or
    to the truth.

    15. frit·ter (frit′ər)


    Noun: Rare a small piece; shred
    Everyone who gives up their salary has access to the cash, and an
    agreement exists not to fritter the money away on extravagance.

    DIFFICULT ROUND

    1. pewter (pyo̵̅o̅t′ər)
    noun: any of various alloys containing mostly tin with varying percentages of
    antimony, copper, lead, etc.
    All products are hand crafted from the finest lead-free English pewter.

    2. fraught (frôt)
    adjective: filled, charged, or loaded (with): a life fraught with hardship
    From jealous rivals, to witch hunters or insane elders; the night is fraught
    with peril even for the undead.

    3. feign (fān)
    verb: Obsolete to form; shape
    to make up (a story, excuse, etc.); invent; fabricate
    Matt feigned unconsciousness, and was checked for ABC ( airway,
    breathing, circulation ).

    4. cypress (sī′prəs)
    adjective: designating a family (Cupressaceae) of conifers including the
    junipers
    The alluvial flood plains in the Gulf region and the south east suited pines
    and swamp cypress.

    5. sanguine (saŋ′gwin)
    adjective: of the color of blood; ruddy: said esp. of complexions
    His sanguine temperament was disclosed in the deep color of his cheeks.

    6. puerile (pyo̵̅o̅′ər əl, pyo̵or′əl; -īl′)


    adjective: childish
    Surely you must agree that his statement is a puerile comment from a
    man who should know better.

    7. raucous (rô′kəs, rä′-)


    adjective: hoarse; rough-sounding: a raucous shout
    G is brighter but also more strident and some hold it to be too raucous.

    8. unequivocal (un′ē kwiv′ə kəl)


    Adjective: plain; clear
    The message I got from people was quite unequivocal.
    drudgery (druj′ər ē)
    noun pl. drudgeries -·er·ies
    work that is hard, menial, or tiresome
    9. wither (wit̸h′ər)
    Verb: to weaken; languish affection that soon withered
    They hoped services would cause poverty to wither away

    10. spurge (spʉrj)


    noun: any of a genus (Euphorbia) of plants of the spurge family, with milky
    juice and minute, simplified flowers borne in cuplike inflorescences
    Japanese spurge is excellent groundcover for areas of full or partial shade.

    11. obscure (əb skyo̵or′, äb-)


    adjective: lacking light; dim; dark; murky: the obscure night
    However, this detailed analysis should be presented in such a way that does
    not obscure clear hard facts, which justify the decision.

    12. solace (säl′is)


    noun: an easing of grief, loneliness, discomfort, etc.
    He often needs to seek solace in places near water.

    13. scintillation (sint′'l ā′s̸hən)


    noun: spark ; flash
    The concentration has to be measured using liquid scintillation.

    14. languor (laŋ′gər)


    noun: a lack of vigor or vitality; weakness
    With thy clear keen joyance Languor cannot be: Shadow of annoyance
    Never came near thee.

    15. arduous (är′jo̵̅o̅ əs)


    adjective: difficult to do; laborious; onerous
    The heat combined with more than two weeks continuous pulling
    made the job arduous.

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