English Vocab

• the utmost extremity

submit or comply silently or without protest

passing or casual reference

unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others

open to or having several possible meanings or

friendly

a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature

a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge

• a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things

a trite, stereotyped expression

characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal

a native or inhabitant of one's own country

ving or occurring during the same period of time

a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing

a system of principles or tenets, as of a church

given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated

to give a concrete form to

a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

lasting a very short time

a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

of the nature of exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain

the only way to secure civil society is through universal submission to the absolute authority of a sovereign

exaggeration

an instance or point of weakness

flammable

less than human; subhuman

existing in someone or something

not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch

peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group

regrettable; unfortunate

outward or perceptible indication; materialization

he use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined

a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time

f, pertaining to, or characteristic of a speaker

clearness or lucidity

• a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable
• impressive

unacceptable

the laying of a claim to something

a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply

wise

characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

old

apparently good or right though lacking real merit

to limit to a certain amount

to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity

the quality or property of being tenacious

an act of anointing

useful

something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement

well-being, prosperity, or happiness

given to whimsy or fanciful notions

attacking the person

concerned with pure emotion

uncertainty

comparable

promotes disorder

complete subjection to authority

has parallel clauses

monstrous size

muscular strength

causes or acccelerates reaction

find fault unecessarily

grow together

sanctified

meeting point

liquor or medicine

inclined to find fault

clever

leader who joins the population

disdainful

command

lack of harmony

seflishness

high in rank

fair or reasonable

condusive to interest

attempt to explain a complex term

overjoyed

false notion or belief

extreme skill

by family

similar relation

sharpen

strong interest in human dignity or values

one who advocates

dictorial

magic

not constant

skeptical

built in

perception of truth

conveys opposite meaning

looseness

spite

suitable for males

chaos

used to suggest resemblance

form or structure of something

• goal
• never changing

denounced or condemned

to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

stubbornness

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

action or judgment in accordance with this policy

contradicting

sentences with parrallel clauses

of the father

smallness of quantity; scarcity

deadly; fatal

harmful

extremely or impassably steep

unusually advanced or mature in development

above all

pertaining to the first born

sword with a narrow blade

to make anew

an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition

to find fault with

a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration

matching clauses and statements

the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly

doubt

anxiety or concern

royalty

randomness

equilibrium

appelaing to emotions

the state or fact of existing

to overthrow

logical deduction

of the same

able to change

government of 3

a hermit

having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis

untiring

extreme praise

dress that starts at shoulders and goes straight down

to go around the topic

royalty

absolute ruling

can relate with experiences

a formal expression of high praise; eulogy

hatred

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest

to confine; restrain

• poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events
• or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like

lacking discretion

inability

unjust or unfair

given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious

• a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who
• takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates

gaiety or jollity, esp. when accompanied by laughter

rmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious

outrageously disgraceful or shamefu

exageration

to give human like qualities

An activity performed with the goal of promoting the well-being of fellow man

good-humored ridicule; banter

to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize

a member of the clergy in charge of a parish

When one party refuses to honor their terms in a loan contract

strong distaste, aversion, or objection

ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc

of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural

harsh or bitter derision or irony

untidy or unclean in appearance or habits

• to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would
• bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms

modest

a widely cultivated cereal grass

the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group

the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others

any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers

opposition; contrast

• a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a
• personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”

anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil

fragrant or sweet-scented

to credit or assign, as to a cause or source

abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

• any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing
• its outward thrusts, esp. a projecting support built into or against
• the outside of a masonry wall

to draw a line around; encircle

companion, associate, or partner

thoughtful, reflective, meditative

willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible

• logical process in which a conclusion drawn from a set of premises
• contains no more information than the premises taken collectively

the act of killing a god

intended for instruction; instructive

doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt

expressing sorrow or lamentation

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

to produce, cause, or give rise to

capricious or whimsical in appearance

perplexing; mysterious

The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind

domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

an intervening space

belonging to a thing by its very nature

an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast

• any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath,
• often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed

focusing on a dramatic event, such as damnation, salvation, death, or love

to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject

irmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty

the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent

a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing

of or pertaining to the open seas or oceans

to become spread throughout all parts of

• 1.the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
• 2. a down feather.

a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.

a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference

the laying of a claim to something

• the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its
• different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike
• or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words

rejoinder, refutation, denial, confutation

pertaining to or involving sacrilege

pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning

one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.

a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause

• egal soundness or force