Peak Vocabulary (pages 1-106)

persons considered contemptibly inept at a particular activity

the climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear.

presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome

regain (something lost or expended)

the money or other means needed for a particular purpose.

exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.

obtrusively bright and showy

not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

overwhelmed or struck by something, usually love.

evoked a response, answer, or fact from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.

goods whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden; smuggled goods.

bad-tempered and unfriendly

having limits or bounds

a place of deep mud

persons, especially young ones, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.

chaos, total and utter craziness

in its original condition; unspoiled.

the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a gradual change in its environment

a person suffering from extreme or irrational fear of confined places

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks; showing an impudent lack of respect.

to be silent and resentful because of a wrong done to one

an extremely small amount

express or represent (something) by extravagant and exaggerated mime.

untidy; disordered