accede | v. agree or express agreement, take on duties or office |
affidavit | n. written declaration made under oath, a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath |
alias | ad. as known or named at another time or place |
anathema | n. a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine |
anemone | n. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves |
antarctic | n. the region around the south pole, at or near the south pole |
apocryphal | a. of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true |
athlete | n. a person trained to compete in sports |
barbiturate | n. organic compound having powerful soporific effect, overdose can be fatal |
boatswain | n. ship,s officer in charge of equipment |
cache | n. a secret store of valuables or money |
cacophony | n. harsh discordant mixture of sounds |
camaraderie | n. the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability |
cardsharp | n. a person who cheats at cards in order to win money |
cavalry | n. a highly mobile army unit, troops trained to fight on horseback |
choir | n. a family of similar musical instrument playing together |
colloquialism | n. characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
colonel | n. a commissioned military officer in the army who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general |
conch | n. a large spiral shell, or the tropical snail-like sea creature that lives in it |
cornet | n. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone, has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves |
debauch | n. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity |
demagogue | n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices |
dilate | v. add details, as to an account or idea, clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing |
diphtheria | n. a serious infectious disease that causes fever and difficulty in breathing and swallowing |
draught | n. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room |
electoral | a. relating to or composed of electors, of or relating to elections |
emollient | a. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin |
epitome | n. a standard or typical example, a brief abstract (as of an article or book) |
espouse | v. take in marriage, become involved with or support an activity or opinion |
espresso | n. strong coffee, or a cup of this, made by forcing hot water through crushed coffee beans and served without milk |
fatuous | a. stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about |
February | n. the month following January and preceding March |
foliage | n. the leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing |
forte | a. a strong ability, something that a person can do well |
foyer | n. a large entrance or reception room or area |
grandiloquent | a. puffed up with vanity, lofty in style |
hegemony | n. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others |
hierarchy | n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system, the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
ignominious | a. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame |
inchoate | a. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed |
isthmus | n. a narrow piece of land with water on each side that joins two larger areas of land |
jewelry | n. an adornment made of precious metals and set with gems |
knell | v. ring as in announcing death |
larynx | n. an organ in humans and animals between the nose and the lungs that contains the muscles to create the voice or sounds |
liable | a. held legally responsible, subject to legal action |
library | n. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study |
maelstrom | n. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) |
masonry | n. the bricks and pieces of stone that are used to make a building |
mauve | n. pale purple colour, pale purple aniline dye |
mayonnaise | n. a thick, white sauce made from oil, vinegar, and the yellow part of eggs, usually eaten cold |
miniature | a. used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object |
mischievous | a. deliberately causing harm or damage, naughtily or annoyingly playful |
moot | v. think about carefully, suggest something for discussion |
nadir | n. an extreme state of adversity, the lowest point of anything |
neophyte | n. any new participant in some activity |
noisome | a. offensively malodorous, very unpleasant and offensive |
nuptial | a. belonging or relating to a marriage or to the state of being married |
onomatopoeia | n. using words that imitate the sound they denote |
ordnance | n. military supplies, especially weapons and bombs |
orient | v. adjust to a specific need or market, make someone familiar with a new place |
ostensibly | ad. in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else |
panacea | n. something that will solve all problems |
parentheses | n. round brackets, the symbols that are put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing |
parliament | n. a legislative assembly in certain countries |
penguin | n. short-legged flightless birds of cold southern, especially Antarctic regions |
percolate | v. move slowly through a substance with very small holes in it |
peremptory | a. not allowing contradiction or refusal, putting an end to all debate or action |
pernickety | a. placing too much emphasis on minor details |
perspire | v. sweat, pass liquid through the skin |
phenomenon | n. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
phlegmatic | a. showing little emotion, not emotional or excited about things |
pollute | v. make an area or substance, usually air, water, or soil, dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants |
posthumous | a. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death |
potable | a. clean and safe to drink, suitable for drinking |
prerogative | n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group, especially a hereditary or official right |
pronunciation | n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word |
protean | a. taking on different forms, easily and continuously changing |
puerile | a. of or characteristic of a child, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity |
pulchritude | n. physical beauty, especially of a woman |
quinoa | n. the seeds of a South American plant that are cooked and eaten as food |
quixotic | a. not sensible about practical matters, idealistic and unrealistic |
relevant | a. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
respite | v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
rural | a. of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city, living in or characteristic of farming or country life |
sanguine | a. confidently optimistic and cheerful, positive and hoping for good things |
scissors | n. a device used for cutting materials such as paper, cloth, and hair, consisting of two sharp blades |
segue | v. proceed without interruption in music or talk, change smoothly from one state or situation to another |
sherbet | n. a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin |
silicon | n. a tetravalent nonmetallic element, the most abundant element in the earth's crust that occurs in clay |
sixth | a. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position |
squirrel | n. a small furry animal with a long tail which climbs trees and feeds on nuts and seeds |
staid | a. serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned |
successful | a. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome |
suite | n. a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel |
supremacist | n. a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others |
surfeit | n. the state of being more than full, the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall |
synecdoche | n. a word or phrase in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole of it |
temperature | n. the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment, he somatic sensation of cold or heat |
tenet | n. one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based |
timbre | n. a quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different from each other |
triathlon | n. athletic contest consisting of three different events |
truculent | a. defiantly aggressive, unpleasant and likely to argue a lot |
verbiage | n. the manner in which something is expressed in words, overabundance of words |
voluptuous | a. (of a woman's body) having soft, curved, sexually attractive body |
yolk | n. the yellow, middle part of an egg |
zephyr | n. a slight wind, usually refreshing |
zoology | n. the branch of biology that studies animals |
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