English Vocabulary
difficult words, random words
difficult words, random words
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Anglais |
| Niveau | Collège |
| Crée / Actualisé | 01.03.2021 / 22.03.2021 |
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solemn (adj.)
- formal, dignified
- sincere, serious
clerk (n.)
A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
debris (n.)
scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.
contemporary (adj.)
today's, modern, modern-day, present-day
contemplate (v.)
consider, think about
reedem oneself (v.)
To make amends for one's past misdeeds or shortcomings by doing something positive.
somber / sombre (adj.)
- dark, dull
- cloudy
- (-look on one's face) a serious or a depressed expression
convey (v.)
- communicate
- transfer the title to (property),grant law
- transport, carry
feign (v.)
simulate, fake, pretend, be a hypocrite
peculiar (adj.)
strange, odd, special, curious, exceptional
ludicrous (adj.)
ridiculous, laughable, absurd
flabbergasted (adj. & v.)
greatly surprised or astonished.
surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.
astonish (v.)
amaze, surprise
conquer (v.)
win, take, defeat, overcome, storm
divine (adj. & v.)
adjective
- godlike, godly
- sacred, holy
- good-looking informal
verb
- discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.
- foretell, predict
deceitful (adj.)
fraudulent, cunning, dishonest, two-faced
treachery (n.)
betrayal, treason
emperor/ empress (n.)
a man or a woman who is a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire.
gist (n.)
the core or center of the speech or text.
sustenance (n.)
- food, diet, nourishment "poor rural economies turned to potatoes for sustenance"
- maintenance, support, income "he kept two or three cows for the sustenance of his family"
batch (n. & v.)
Noun
- a quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.
"a batch of bread" - a number of things or people regarded as a group or set. informal
"a batch of loyalists and sceptics"
Verb
- arrange (things) in sets or groups.
"I had nothing to do but batch the reports"
covet (v.)
desire, crave, want
distinguished (adj. & v.)
adjective
- famous, respected, honoured, important
Verb
recognize or treat (someone or something) as different.
"the child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy"manage to discern (something barely perceptible).
"it was too dark to distinguish anything more than their vague shapes"make oneself worthy of respect by one's behaviour or achievements.
"many distinguished themselves in the fight against Hitler"
exaggerate (v.)
overdo, overstate, carry too far
scold (v.)
curse, tell off, rant, berate
berate (v.)
condemn, scold, criticize strongly, put down
condemn (v.)
disapprove, discard, convict, doom, accuse
unveil (v.)
reveal, introduce, uncover, expose
exalted (adj.)
superior, raised, elevated
exalt (v.)
- increase, raise, enhance
- bless, glorify
tomb (n.)
grave, monument, tombstone
agony (n.)
torment, misfortune, suffering
tome (n.)
a large, heavy book humorous
aggravated (adj. & v.)
adjective
- (of a penalty) made more severe in recognition of the seriousness of an offence./(of an offence) made more serious by attendant circumstances.law "aggravated burglary/ aggravated damages"
Verb
make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.
"military action would only aggravate the situation"annoy or exasperate. informal
disinterested (adj.)
unbiased, neutral
(disinterested ≠ unintereseted)
enormity (n.)
extreme evil
(not related to the word enormous)
abash (v.)
(you can use it as an adjective)
embarrass, perplex, humiliate (- somoene else)
unabashed (adj.)
not embarrassed
conduct (n. & v.)
Noun
- behavior, guide, leadership, doing
- lead, run, operate, behave, employ
inquiry (n.)
question, investigation, enquiry, information, research
