learn daily vocabulary 3

[harsha sistla]

1. Averse: strongly disliking or opposed to

2. Chicanery: use of cunning tricks to get what you want to do

3. Atone: do something to show you are sorry for something that happened in past

4. Haywire: out of control

5. Frugal: careful in use of money or food

6. Headway: forward progress

7. Buzz off: go away

8. By and large: on the whole

9. Coddle: give someone too much attention and care

10. Quirk: a peculiar habit

11. Victuals: food and provisions

12. Rack your brains: think very hard

13. Ravenous: very hungry

14. Touchstone: a standard by which something is judged

15. Foster: bring up a child that is not your own by birth

16. Business like: efficient and practical

17. Fortitude: courage and strength when facing pain or trouble

18. Hell raiser: person who causes trouble by drunken or outrageous behavior

19. Opulent: showily rich and luxurious

20. Jiff: a moment