adverse 

 
Unfavorable; harmful.

Adverse weather conditions will not stop Max from going fishing.

celebrate   
Acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity.

When I win the lottery, we are going to celebrate with a huge party.

coherent   
Logical and consistent.

How do you expect to succeed without a coherent plan?

consecutive   
Following continuously (in a row).
Max has missed four consecutive
meetings.

detain   
Hold; keep from proceeding.
The police detained Max for
questioning for more than 12 hours.

disclose   
Make known; reveal.

The reporter refused to disclose his source for the article.

disrobe   
Take off one’s clothes.

The nurse asked the patient to disrobe and wait for the doctor in the exam room.

distort   
Twist out of shape; mislead

An expression of pain distorted Max’s face.

enforce   
Compel compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation).

The police are supposed to be here to enforce the law.

flout   
Openly disregard.

The politician flouts the standards of human decency.

hostile   
Unfriendly; Antagonistic

a hostile crowd.
The politician spoke before

lethal   
Causing death; deadly.

lethal.
A rattlesnake's venom is

lubricate   
Apply a substance such as oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction and allow smooth
movement.

bicycle going smoothly, you should lubricate all of the moving parts.
To keep your

malign   
Speak bad about someone.
Please do not malign Mary.
She is a very good person.

meander   
Follow a winding course; to wander.
Max arrived late to school everyday because instead of walking straight to school he’d first meander through the
park hunting insects for his collection.

prohibit   
Forbid (something) by authority or law

Smoking in the classroom is prohibited.

provoke   
Anger, enrage, or stir up (a reaction or emotion).

The politician’s speech provoked protest and outrage around the country.

recede
Retreat; move away from a previous position.

Max’s hairline is receding.

remove   
Take something away; eliminate

The doctor removed Max’s tonsils.

revere   
Feel deep respect or admiration for.
Max revered his mother more than anyone.

revoke   
Take back by reversing; to cancel the validity of something.
The judge said that he would revoke my driver's license if I
got another speeding ticket.

ridicule   
Make fun of; laugh at.

by his colleagues.
His ideas were ridiculed

stamina   
Endurance; ability to sustain physical or mental effort.
You must have incredible stamina to compete in the Tour
de France.

subterfuge   
Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity.
Max used subterfuge to win Mary’s heart