Advanced Vocabulary List 6
- apathy
- Lack of interest or concern.
There is widespread apathy among the school staff.
Google Wiktionary - dismal
- Gloomy; drepressing; dreary.
When the weather is gloomy, I have a hard time getting motivated to do anything.
Google Wiktionary - dismay
- To cause the sudden loss of courage; to cause the feeling of consternation and distress.
We were dismayed by the president's policy reversal.
Google Wiktionary - emulation
- The imitation or copying of someone.
Though there will yet be further Tory victims swept away by this particular tide of sleaze, the vast majority of malefactors will prove to be representatives of ZANU Labour, entirely in emulation of their Zimbabwean counterparts. - Where The Huntsman leads, the hounds follow
Google Wiktionary - endeavor
- To try very hard to achieve something.
We hoped that the president would endeavor to help the people.
Google Wiktionary - frugal
- Thrifty; economical
Just keep in mind that being frugal is not a bad thing, but being cheap is not so attractive. - SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1222
Google Wiktionary - impair
- To cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality: an injury that impaired my hearing; a severe storm impairing communications.
In the U.K., Mr. Gibson faces a charge of conspiring with others to impair the operation of, or hinder access to, a computer or data held on it. - Third Man Charged in Crackdown on 'Anonymous' Hackers
Google Wiktionary - mercenary
- A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
The war was fought mostly by mercenaries.
Google Wiktionary - naive
- Lacking experience.
It was naive of me to think that the governor actually cared about the people living in his state.
Google Wiktionary - stringent
- Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe: stringent safety measures.
Mary has been on a stringent diet for months.
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