79. noble – to have pure ideals 117.

doomed - hopeless
80. full-fledged – fully trained 118. ashen face – pale, sickly face
81. absent-mindedly – to do without thinking 119. resolute - determined
82. altruistic – to care for others 120. fervently – with one’s heart
83. vital fact – important information 121. deepest recesses of my mind – the most
hidden part of my mind
84. guiding star – to use someone as a model 122. idle contemplation – think about nothing
for one’s actions in life in particular
85. due credit – deserving praise 123. inconspicuous – cannot be easily seen
86. Midas touch – to have success in whatever 124. master of one’s destiny – in control of
one does one’s life
86. gusto - enthusiasm 125. flippant – not serious
87. infinite - endless 126. consumed with – filled with
88. all hell broke loose – complete chaos 127. humdrum life – boring life
89. heaved a sigh of relieve – to feel 128. send my adrenaline gushing – made me
reassurance very excited
90. prevailed - existed 129. reflected its radiance – mirrored the glow
91. limelight - focus 130. outdone himself – tried his very best
92. mitigate – reduce the seriousness 131.
93. hapless - unlucky
94. deplored - disliked
95. disembarked – got off
96. set my nerves on edge – made me feel very
frustrated
97. the million-dollar question – the extremely
important question
98. ghastly - terrible
99. tumultuous – an experience which did not
go smoothly and was full of upheavals
100. etched in my memory – firmly embedded
in my mind
101. slogged over – worked very hard
102. hanging out – being in a certain company
103. peers – people of the same age
104. heady with delight – feeling overly excited
105. impulse – to do something based on
emotion
106. curious delight – something strange which
is pleasing
107. cajole - persuade
108. hypnotizing – deeply attractive
109. felt my mind drift – to feel complete peace
without any troubling thoughts
110. dominated – the uppermost
111. disconsolately - gloomily
112. cast over – spread over
113. animosity - hatred
114. rationalise – try to make sense
115. burned with tiredness – overworked and
feeling fatigue
116. black tie dinner – formal dinner