Set 14

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

clever or skilful.

1. make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.
2. improve the texture or fertility of (soil).

1. hostility or ill feeling.
2. motivation to do something.

a person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial.

1. causing the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues.
2. (of taste or smell) slightly acidic or bitter.
3. sharp or severe in manner or style.

produced by or involving two or more parties working together.

having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.

have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another.

express contempt for; ridicule.

1. state or order authoritatively.
2. say or read aloud (words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape).

careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.

separate or dissociate (something) from something else, typically with an undesirable effect.

relating to or supporting the view that a society or system should be led by an elite.

making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.

bewildered or perplexed.

producing good or helpful results; productive.

existing from birth.

a person of wide knowledge or learning.

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.

prepared to obey others unquestioningly.

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable.

equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

offence or annoyance.

able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.

difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour.