Fretful

Fretful - feeling or expressing distress or irritation.

Image - http://www.babysense.com/images/uploads/DSC00182.JPG

Scoundrel

Scoundrel - a dishonest or unscrupulous person.

Image - http://gsa.thegamernation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ReallyScoundrel.png

To trounce

To trounce - defeat heavily in a contest.

Image - http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/4141915/Screen_Shot_2014-03-15_at_2.28.08_PM.png

To blab

To blab - to reveal secrets especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.

Image - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPSBF0Me6ouBsWFdp7TYe2XjhVTviHz7vZcDY2YNvy8dzjKsnU-zYGFSE6ms9UpIgkre5MVfxY8riRRNBtsOkCATG9582caK7Zm2e8E0KQX140OSV3XA2KdCA34y0nfX3K3JrnSPoSxg/s1600/Blabbing2.jpg

Nifty

Nifty - particularly good, skillful or effective; attractive or stylish.

Image - http://littlepapercrown.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/retro-ladynifty2.jpg

To slobber

To slobber - to have saliva dripping copiously from the mouth.

Example - "Fido tended to slobber."

Image - http://theslobbershoppe.com/images/products/detail/slobber.jpg

Sluggish

Sluggish - slow-moving or inactive.

Image - http://www.nedmartin.org/v3/amused/_img/feeling-sluggish.jpg

Moat

Moat - deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle.

Image - http://www.exploring-castles.com/image-files/beaumaris_castle_autumn.jpg

Impervious

Impervious - not penetrable.

Image - http://www.bgstudios.com/images/Impervious.jpg

By and large

By and large - generally speaking.

Image - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41g-UNnvhQL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU02_.jpg

Gregarious

Gregarious - fond of company; sociable.

Image - http://wordpic.com/wp/gallery/uploads/2009/07/37ae3ff3bbarious.png.png

Unfazed

Unfazed - not disconcerted or perturbed.

Example - "The protestors were unfazed by the prospect of arrest."

Image - http://statusmind.com/images/2013/07/Good-Facebook-Statuses-16986.jpg

Filibuster

Filibuster - parliamentary procedure where debate is extended, allowing one or more members to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a given proposal.

Image - http://50.56.81.51/~scienceofparenth/sci/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/filibuster_lrg.jpg

Heebie-jeebies

Heebie-jeebies - a feeling of minor fright, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension.

Example - "That spider crawling on my neck game me the heebie-jeebies."

Images - http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/015/174/497637d9f2220c2c203baa059fe42a3f_large.gif?1338772708

Stance

Stance - an attitude or view about an issue that you state clearly.

Example - "Tell us what your stance is on capital punishment."

Image - http://quotes.lifehack.org/media/quotes/quote-Morihei-Ueshiba-a-good-stance-and-posture-reflect-a-34030.png

Spate

Spate - a large number of similar things coming in quick succession.

Example - "There has been a spate of attacks on holidaymakers."

Image - http://www.twinfinite.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/logoKick.jpg

Mitigation

Mitigation - the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

Example - "Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents."

Image - http://www.xpertofficeproducts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/03/reduce-printing-costs.jpg

To purge

To purge - to rid someone of an unwanted feeling, memory or condition; physically remove something completely.

Image - http://www.eco-bravo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/all-you-need-us-less-quote.png

Dispensary

Dispensary - a room where medicines are prepared and provided.

Image - http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/images/thumb/Dispensary-GTAVC-VicePoint-exterior.jpg/350px-Dispensary-GTAVC-VicePoint-exterior.jpg

To seize on

To seize on - to use, accept or take advantage of something quickly and enthusiastically.

Example - "The story was seized on by the tabloid press, who printed it under huge headlines."

Image - http://us.cdn2.123rf.com/168nwm/icetray/icetray1201/icetray120120226/11924408-word-on-bronze-ornament.jpg

Skint

Skint - having little or no money available.

Image - http://www.bitterwallet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Skint.jpg

Absenteeism - a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation.

Image - http://www.seachangeperu.com/media/trabajo/pasos/individual/extralaboral/articles/worklifebalance2.gif

Secondhand embarrassment

Secondhand embarrassment - the personal embarrassment that one feels on account of and for another who is making a fool of him/herself.

Example - "I had so much secondhand embarrassment for her today."

Image - http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3xbslpRG1qetk25o4_250.gif

Lopsided

Lopsided -  not equal; asymmetrical.

Example - "He has a lopsided smile."

Image - http://i.imgur.com/hFYTg4X.jpg

Comeuppance

Comeuppance - a punishment or fate that someone deserves.

Example - "He's got his comeuppance in the end."

Example - http://meetville.com/images/quotes/Quotation-Shawntelle-Madison-humor-dogs-Meetville-Quotes-189696.jpg

On tenterhooks

On tenterhooks - in a state of uncomfortable suspense.

Example - "The supporters were all waiting on tenterhooks."

Image - http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05/01/article-1382542-02962BCE0000044D-824_634x374.jpg

Weighting

Weighting - allowance or adjustment made in order to take account of special circumstances or compensate for a distorting factor.

Example - "They are offering an annual salary of £32000 + £5000 London weighting"

Image - http://ecoopportunity.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/money-symbol.jpg

Pay rise vs. Increment

Pay rise - result of promotion or hard work.

vs.

Increment - automatic and based on the length of time with the company.

Image - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qsPzSLhf0VdoY4tf1jVLxbLTZTj1DUEX8xpSxQIPG7ELJ1DiO7caDAuAke8X8d-J4ufSngoHWvxf7kN-BwkgiQ8j4QevVjxXVJcj84paWp9OHSm2-fyw04_BCqUqAiO4kH1eVtnqqq8/s1600/Increment.jpg

Jarring

Jarring - to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves.

Example - "The final chord of that song is too jarring for me"

Image - http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480x270/p01l85h0.jpg

Commensurate

Commensurate - intended to be suitable for the quality, status, or value of someone or something.

Example - "The pay increase will commensurate with job performance."

Image - http://www.artizans.com/images/previews/WIL534.pvw.jpg

Commendable

Commendable - deserving praise or admiration.

Example - "Your commitment to the cause is highly commendable."

Image - http://www.omsa.org/photopost/data/851/medium/Department_of_Justice_-_Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons_-_Commendable_Service_Medal.JPG

Self-contained

Self-contained - having its own kitchen and bathroom, and typically its own private entrance.

Example - "These are all self-contained flats."

Image - http://www.ozstaysapartment.com.au/images/2-bedroom-superior-apartment.gifhttp://www.ozstaysapartment.com.au/images/2-bedroom-superior-apartment.gif

Flighty

Flighty - changing your opinion or behaviour often, and not serious or reliable.

Image- http://womanredefined.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/flighty.jpg

To be caught short

To be caught short - to suddenly and unexpectedly need to go to the toilet, especially when it is not convenient for you to do so.

Image - http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=12054446

To belch

To belch - to burp.

Image - http://theetiquettespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Belch-Burp-Etiquette1-300x210.jpg

Cliquish

Cliquish - about a person who has tendency to set a group.

Image - http://blogs.mydevstaging.com/blogs/high-chair-times/files/2012/03/meanmoms-337x250.jpg

Clique - a group of people who interact with each other more regularly and intensely than others in the same setting.

Peckish

Peckish - slightly hungry.

Image - https://psychologies.co.uk/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hunger.jpg

To leave someone in a lurch

To leave someone in a lurch - to abandon someone in a difficult position without help.

Image - http://www.quotehd.com/imagequotes/authors20/tmb/dana-diprima-quote-we-didnt-want-to-look-opportunistic-or-leave-them.jpg

To dawdle

To dawdle - to go somewhere, or to do something, so slowly that people become annoyed with you.

Image - http://www.copyediting.com/sites/default/files/04_3%20Error%20DanglingModifiers%20teaser.jpg?1325708935

Cop-out

Cop-out - refers to taking the easy way out of a sticky situation.

Image - http://quotes.lifehack.org/media/quotes/quote-Bear-Bryant-never-quit-it-is-the-easiest-cop-out-119613_1.png

Staggering

Staggering - extremely surprising.

Example - "There was a staggering 60% increase."

Image - http://www.spirituallyunequalmarriage.com/.a/6a00d83451ee9f69e2017744a4a0e1970d-pi

To straddle

To straddle - to be on both sides of something.

Example - "CERN is in a building complex that straddles the Swiss and French border."

Image - http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6ROYWSC-2s/TEyhFVml70I/AAAAAAAAHak/TfKh4K2T0iQ/s1600/20100718005+International+Peace+Garden+Straddle+border.jpg

Shambles

Shambles - something that is very badly organized and that does not operate effectively.

Example - "Government corruption has left economy in a shambles."

Image - http://memecrunch.com/meme/HE2T/my-life-is-in-shambles/image.png?w=500&c=1

Shrewd

Shrewd - able to judge people and situations very well and to make good decisions.

Image - http://www.wordbypicture.com/thumbs/shrewd-thumb.jpg

Uncanny

Uncanny - strange and mysterious.

Example - "He predicted the winners of the competition with uncanny accuracy."

Example - http://meetville.com/images/quotes/Quotation-Daniel-Pinkwater-direction-humor-sense-Meetville-Quotes-137894.jpg

Lovelorn

Lovelorn - sad because of problems with love, especially when you love someone who does not love you.

Image - https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/1033911.jpg

Beacon

Beacon - someone or something that encourages people and gives them a good example to follow.

Image - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNYkoBolLaPnBVrDSn5gi-87jHnmujshIBWkvw9Ry9BSaAyAvj9rPH2EqTWYT8i0lIQOqvQNRhcTciFsn1spcYNAzdLJuI2U2eNc_zVSmDGaqjHpw5FqPh0QjI6Lj4pbaBTmYtFL-fQ/s1600/beacon.jpg

Trade-off

Trade-off- the fact that you can only have one of two things

Example - "The trade-off between efficiency and quality."

Image - http://arnoldin.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/food-tradeoff.jpg

To grope

To grope - to touch someone sexually in a rough way, especially someone who does not want to be touched.

Image - http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/article-1298849815297-0d60c7e2000005dc-574061_636x469.jpg

Leeway

Leeway - the amount of freedom someone has to make their own decisions or to take action.

Image - http://www.business.com.au/images/logo/normal/6/f/e/e/94190_1332679834_leeway.jpg