1.Bequeath- No matter how often she changed her will, she told me, that diamond pin was always bequeathed to me.
2.Bulwark- The cliffs are of imposing height, nearly three hundred feet: a formidable bulwark.
3.Canto- Folengos next production was the Orlandino, an iltalian poem of eight cantos, written in rhymed octaves.
4.Knoll- Opened in 2008, the park serves as a true public space; elderly couples stroll around the artificial lake as toddlers roll down grassy knolls.
5.Coy- It was funny watching such a solid person, based in faith and education, grow a trifle coy about the year of his birth.
6.Belie- ''it is a fine morning,'' he said, taken aback by my sudden movement, but affecting an indifference which the sparkle in his eye belied.
7.Divulge- She hectors her children not to divulge personal information like phone numbers online.
8.Flotilla- She was guarded by a flotilla of boats equipped with satellites, Global positioning system devices, advanced navigation systems and shark shields.
9.Irksome- It was a pretty irksome passing the time in his enforced prison, and finally Andy went to sleep.
10.Amalgamate- Where two weak tribes amalgamated into one, there it exceptionally happened that two closely related dialects were simultaneously spoken in the same tribe.
11.Glib- The other sort of engineer understands that glib comparisons between computers and humans don't do justice to the complexities of either.
12.Dictum- In other words, they seemed fully subscribed to Andy Warhols dictum that business art is the best art .
13.Gripe- If america is going to gripe about the yuan's rate, then china will complain about the dollars role.
14.Exorbitant- Soon, stories began trickling across the Atlantic of crazed fans paying exorbitant sums to get in to London gigs.
15.Cajole- Hamilton, however, was not to be cajoled into friendliness by superficial compliment.
16.Mettle- The deployment will also test the emotional mettle of soldiers and their families.
17.Obdurate- several appeared deeply affected, with tears of repentance standing in their eyes, others sullen and obdurate.
18.Ramify- Cometary science has ramified in unexpected ways during the last hundred years.
19.Declivity- In this frightful condition, the hunter grappled with the raging beast, and, struggling for life, they rolled together down a steep declivity.
20. Parsimonious- Pill splitting is catching on among parsimonious prescription-takers who want to lowers costs.
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