Studied by 75 peoplebaffle (v.)
bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle; frustrate
baffling (adj.)
frustrating; bewildering
cinema (n.)
movies; motion-picture industry
cinematography (n.)
art of making motion pictures
despise (v.)
look down on with contempt or disgust; loathe; regard as inferior
despicable (adj.)
worthy of contempt; contemptible
ebullient (adj.)
overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant; effervescent; high-spirited; vivacious
ebullience (n.)
exuberance
exaggerate (v.)
overstate; go beyond the limits of the actual truth; magnify
exaggeration (n.)
overstatement
exhort (v.)
arouse by words; advise strongly; urge
exhortation (n.)
urgent recommendation or advice
expertise (n.)
specialized skill or technical knowledge, know-how; expertness
finicky (adj.)
excessively concerned with trifles or details, hard to please; fussy; particular; fastidious; persnickety
gall (v.)
make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex
gall (n.)
brazen boldness; nerve
inane (adj.)
lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid
inanity (n.)
foolishness; shallowness
indemnify (v.)
compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay
Occident (n.)
west; countries of America and Europe
occidental (adj.)
western
peruse (v.)
read; look at faintly attentively; study
perusal (n.)
reading; study
scuffle (v.)
struggle at close question in a rough and confused manner; wrestle; grapple
scuffle (n.)
brawl; fight
spurn (v.)
trust aside with disdain or contempt; reject
stipend (n.)
fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner
surveillance (n.)
close watch over a person, group, or area; supervision
tepid (adj.)
moderately warm; lukewarm
tepidly (adj.)
unenthusiastically; lukewarmly
wager (v.)
risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet
wager (n.)
bet
wane (v.)
decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink
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