glossary

glossary

abdicate= give up

abscond:steal off and hide

accede:agree

acquiesce:accept, agree or give implied consent by keeping silent or by not making objections

affinity:sympathy

apprise: inform

aver: state to be true

avert: turn away

avocation: hobby

abject:deserving contempt

abyss:bottomless

acclivity:upward slope

ambrosial:exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell

amorphous:without definite form or shape

apogee:highest point

astringent:ste

attenuate:weaken

badger:nag

bicameral;consisting of two chambers or legislative house

blandishment:word or deed of mild flattery

blithe:cheerful

brazen:shameless

burly:stout

buxom:plump and attractive

carousal:drinking party

carrion:decaying flesh of a carcass

cherubic:chubby and iocent – looking

consign:hand over

coy:pretending to be shy

crone:withered old woman

crux:essential part

capsize:overtu

cartography:the science or art of map making

citadel:forress

cleave :stick

commend:praise

compromise:settlement reached by a partial yielding on both sides

con: against opposing argument

contend:take part in a contest ,argue

contravene; go or act contrary to

countermand: cancel by issuing a contrary order

covet:envy

cow: make afraid

craven:cowardly,coward

crony: close companion

cryptogram:sth written in secret code

custody:care

demented:out of one’s mind

demolish:destroy

demote:move down in grade or rank

denizen:inhabitant

despotic:domineering

deter:turn aside or down

dilapidated:falling to pieces

dispel:drive away by scattering

dispense with:do without

dovetail:to fit together with,so as to form a harmonious whole

dynamic:forceful

declivity:downward slope

defunct:dead;extinct

delectable:very pleasing

demure:falsely modest or serious;grave

diffident:lacking self-confidence

disconsolate:cheerless

dogmatic:asserting opinions as if they were facts

droll:odd and laughter-provoking

dross:waste

ebullient:overflowing with enthusiasm

ethereal:of the heavens:delicate

emancipate:set free

embroil:involve in conflict

excise:cut out

exploit:heroic act

extemporaneous:composed or spoken without preparation

extricate:free from difficulties

famish:starve

fester:form pus;rot

filial:like a son or daughter

finicky:hard to please

flippant:treating serious matters lightly

flotsam:driftage

folly:lack of good sense

frolicsome:full of gaiety

fusty:stale-smelling;old-fashioned

fleece:deprive or strip of money or belonging by fraud

flimsy:lacking strength or solidity

forfeit:lose or have to give up as a penalty for some error,neglect or fault

gall:vex

galore:plentiful

harlequin:clown

hibernate:spend the winter

immaculate:spotless

impediment:hindrance;defect

implicate:show to be part of or coected with

impregnable:incapable of being taken by assault

imputation:insinuation;accusation

indemnify:reimburse

impugn:call in question

incarcerate:put in prison

indispensable:absolutely necessary

indomitable:incapable of being subdued

infinitesimal:so small as to be almost nothing

influx:inflow

intercept:stop or seize on the way from one pace to another

intramural:within the walls or boundaries

intravenous:within or by the way of the veins

invigorate: give life and energy to

iota: very small quantity

jetsam:goods cast overboard to lighten a ship in distress

lackey:slavish follower

lank:long and thin

lineage:descent

litigation:lawsuit

luminary:famous person

luscious:delicious

misgiving:uneasy feeling

mitigate:make less severe

nonage:legal minority;period before maturity

nugatory:worthless

obstruct:be in the way of

occident:west

offal:waste part of a butchered animal; refuse

olfactory:pertaining to the sense of smell

over weening:thinking too highly of oneself

parody:humorous imitation

pert:sausyplaudit:applause

plumb:get to the bottom

preposterous:senseless

pristine:uncorrupted

pudgy :short and fact

puerile:childish

pereial:continuing through the years;plant that lives through the years

perturb:disturb

picayune:concerned with trifling matters

pluck:courage

protract:draw out:protrude:thrust forth

province:proper business or duty

reek:emit a strong

repast:meal

relent:become less harsh,severe or strict

relinquish: give up

rotund: rounded-out; full-toned

rummage: search thoroughly by turning over all the contents

scuffle: fight

sebaceous: secreting fatty matter

secede: withdraw from an organization or federation

secession: withdrawal

seclude: shut up apart from others

sedition: speech ,writing or action seeking to overthrow the government

slake: bring(thirst) to an end through refreshing drink

snub: insult

sature: stitch

sojourn: temporal

sot: drunkard

squalid: filthy from neglect

stamina: endurance

surmount: conquer

throes: pangs

tractable: easily controlled ,led or taught

trespass: encroach on another’s rights,privileges,property,etc.

truckle: submit servilely to a superior

underscore: underline

unscramble: restore to intelligible form

unshackle: set free from restraint

veracity: truthfulness

yore: long ago