Words in this exercise:
Word | Meaning |
Fiasco |
a complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one.
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Captious | tending to find fault or raise petty objections. |
Craven | contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly. |
Amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner. |
Delineate | describe or portray (something) precisely. |
Myriad | a countless or extremely great number of people or things. |
Pedant | a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules |
Sagacity | the quality of being sagacious. |
Predilection | a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something. |
Corpulent | (of a person) fat. |
Condign | (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved. |
Antithetical | directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible. |