- 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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