Lesson Ten English Vocabulary
Terms
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- indention (n.)
- A cut or notch
- inexorable (adj.)
- Relentless; unyielding
- gorge (n.)
- (1) A deep, narrow passage with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains (2) Gluttonous eating (3) A felling of nausea (used with rise) (intr. v.) (1) To eat greedily (2) To fill full; to stuff
- regurgitate (tr. v.)
- (1) To cause to pour back or cast up partially digested food; to vomit (2) To rush or surge back
- indenture (n.)
- (1) A written contract between to parties (2) (usually plural) An agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master (tr. v.) to bind by written contract
- orthodontist (n.)
- A specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth
- disgorge (tr. v.)
- (1) To expel form the throat or stomach; to vomit (2) To discharge violently
- osculate (tr. and intr. v.)
- To kiss
- trident (n.)
- A long three-pronged for or weapon
- supercilious (adj.)
- Disdainful; haughty and aloof
- oracle (n.)
- (1) A shrine where the ancient Greeks consulted one of their gods for advice or prophecy (2) A prophecy made at such a shrine (3) A person who transmits prophecy from a deity (4) A person or thing regarded as able to give wise guidance
- gargoyle (n.)
- A grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rain spout carrying water clear of the wall
- orifice (n.)
- A mouth or vent; an opening
- oration (n.)
- An address or formal speech given on a special occasion
- gargantuan (adj.)
- of immense size; gigantic