Delirious (adj) (diliries) unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion She had a high temperature

and was delirious. extremely happy or excited The Greek football team arrived home to a delirious reception in Athens. Detestable describes people or things that you hate very much a detestable coward Weakling (noun) someone who is weak, either physically or in character It would need more than a few exercises to turn a seven-stone weakling into a he avyweight boxer. indignant adjective angry because of something which is wrong or not fair She wrote an indignant letter to the paper complaining about the council's actio n. He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake. retaliate verb (ritalieta) to hurt someone or do something harmful to them because they have done or said s omething harmful to you If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse. The demonstrators threw rocks at the police, who retaliated by firing blanks int o the crowd. The terrorists retaliated against the government with a bomb attack rejuvenate verb to make someone look or feel young and energetic again She felt rejuvenated by her fortnight in the Bahamas. to make an organization or system more effective, productive and modern by intro ducing new methods and ideas He has decided to rejuvenate the team by bringing in a lot of new, young players . timid adjective shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened Lucy is a rather timid child. My horse is a bit timid and is easily frightened by traffic. wimp noun a person who is not strong, brave or confident I'm afraid I'm a bit of a wimp when it comes to climbing up ladders. wimpish adjective I'm far too wimpish to go rock climbing. holler verb to shout loudly He was hollering something about seeing a snake. holler noun He let out a holler as he fell. aloft adverb in the air or in a higher position We held our glasses aloft.

dawdle to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school! Concede verb to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true: [+ (that)] The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disa ster. [+ speech] "Well okay, perhaps I was a little hard on her," he conceded. to admit that you have lost in a competition: He kept on arguing and wouldn't concede defeat. She conceded even before all the votes had been counted. jeopardy a possible source of danger in the future