| Term | Definition |
|---|
| inadequate (root: ad: to; equal) | (for sth; to do sth) not good; not good enough |
| decent | of a good enough standard or quality; honest and fair; treating people with respect; acceptable to people in a particular situation; |
| castigate | (vn) (sb/sth for sth) to criticize for sth severly; he castigated himself for being so stupid |
| chaste | (adj) not having sex with anyone; only having sex with the person that you are married to; (to remain _); not expressing sexual feelings; a chaste kiss on the cheek; simple and plain in style; not decorated; |
| denounce | to strongly criticize sb/sth that you think is wrong; she publicly _ the government's handling of the crisis; |
| recount | to tell sb about sth, esp sth that you have experienced; she was asked to recount the details of conversation to the court; |
| antagonize | to do sth to make sb angry with you; |
| mendacious | (formal) not telling the truth |
| vindicate | (vn) to prove that sb is not guilty when they have been accused of doing sth wrong or illegal; to prove that st is true or that you are right to do sth, esp when other people had a different opinion; |
| belie | (vn) to give a false impression of sb/sth; to show that sth cannot be true or correct; |
| evince | (vn) to show clearly that you have a feeling or quality: He _ a strong desire to be reconciled with his family. |
| countenance | N: (formal or literary) a person's face or their expression; V: (formal) to support sth or agree to sth happening: The committee refused to _ his proposals (SYN: consent to) |
| regale | (sb with sth) to amuse or entertain sb with stories, jokes, etc.: He _ us with tales of his days as a jazz pianist. |
| peculiarity | (c); a strange or unusual feature or habit: a physical _; [C] a feature that only belongs to one particular person, thing, place, etc. (syn: characteristic); [U] the quality of being strange or unusual |
| provoke | (vn) to cause a particular reaction or have a special effect |
| undermine | (vn) to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective: |
| regard | to think about sb/sth in a particular way: Her work is very highly _ .; to look at sb/sth, especially in a particular way: He _ us suspiciously. |
| tepid | slightly warm, sometimes in a way that is not pleasant (a _ tea; a _ bath); not enthusiastic: The play was greeted with _ applause |
| sufficient | enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need: |
| stellar | (usually before N) connected with stars; excellent: a stellar performance; |
| superb | excellent; of very good quality: |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| uninspired | not original or exciting SYN:dull OPP:inspired |
| wallow | to lie and roll about in water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure: |
| bald | (adj) without any extra explanation or detail to help you understand or accept what is being said: The _ fact is that we don't need you any longer. |
| revel in sth | to enjoy sth very much: Some people seem to _ in annoying others. |
| retaliate | to do sth harmful to sb because they have harmed you first |
| agonized | suffering or expressing severe pain or anxiety: _ cries |
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