Vocabulary 6-11

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  • 1. Aspiring(adj): a person hopes or ambitions toward becoming a specified type of person.
  • ex: He is a aspiring person.
  • 2. Vernacular(noun): the foreign language by people in a particular country or region.
  • ex: The poet writes an poem by his vernacular.
  • 3. Premonition(n): strong feeling that something will happen, especially something unpleasant.
  • ex: She feel bad premonition about something behide the door.
  • 4. Postmortem(n): an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.
  • 5.Embedded(adj):  fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted.
  • 6.Deadpan(adj): deliberately impassive or expressionless
  • ex: Answers his phone in a deadpan tone
  • 7.Vacuous(adj): having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
  • ex: She has a vacuous smile
  • 8.Gait(n): a person’s manner of walking.
  • ex: My brother has the gait of an athlete
  • 9.Letterhead(n): a printed heading on stationery stating a person’s or organization’s name and address.
    ex:She is writing to the company’s registered office, which you can normally get from their letterhead
  • 10.Edema(n): a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.
  • 11.Promiscuity(n): the fact or state of being promiscuous.
    ex: Some people fear this will lead to greater sexual promiscuity among teens.
  • 12.Unprecedented(adj): never done or known before.
    ex: The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence.
  • 13.Perennially(adv): in a way that continues for a long or apparently infinite time; permanently.
    ex: A new blow to the perennially struggling economy
  • 14.Relapsed(v): return to (a less active or a worse state)
    ex: He relapsed into silence
  • 15.Litany(n): a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.
    ex: A litany of complaints.
  • 16.Exclusivity(n): the practice of excluding or not admitting other things.
    ex: These banks maintain their exclusivity by setting minimum entry standards
  • 17.Enamored(v): be filled with a feeling of love for.
    ex: It is not difficult to see why Edward is enamored of her.
  • 18.Unencumbered(adj): not having any burden or impediment.
    ex: He needed to travel light and unencumbered
  • 19.Sovereignty(n): supreme power or authority.
    ex: How can we hope to wrest sovereignty away from the oligarchy and back to the people?
  • 20. Sentiments(n): a view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion.
    ex: I agree with your sentiments regarding the road bridge
  • 21.Disembarked(v): leave a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
    ex: The passengers began to disembark
  • 22.Martyrs(n): a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
    ex: Saints, martyrs, and witnesses to the faith
  • 23.Insidious(adj): proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
    ex: Sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms
  • 24.Corporate(adj): relating to a corporation, especially a large company or group.
    ex: Airlines are very keen on their corporate identity
  • 25.Liberated(adj): showing freedom from social conventions or traditional ideas, especially with regard to sexual roles.
    ex: The modern image of the independent, liberated woman
  • 26.Picturesque(adj): visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style.
    ex: The picturesque covered bridges of New England
  • 27.Lacquered(v): coat with lacquer.
    ex: I choose from brushed or lacquered copper
  • 28.Disengagement(n): the action or process of withdrawing from involvement in a particular activity, situation, or group.
    ex: Their steady disengagement from politics and politicians
  • 29.Anomaly(n): something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
    ex: There are a number of anomalies in the present system
  • 30.Paragon(n): a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
    ex: It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous

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