My Learning List
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- urchin
- Poor and often mischievous city child
- barrister
- a lawyer who practices in high court
- banister
- A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
- esoteric
- known only to the chosen few
- ewe
- female sheep
- dolt
- stupid person
- euthanasia
- mercy killing
- execrate
- curse
- espionage
- The systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
- crux
- the most important point
- shack
- Small crude shelter
- reluctant
- unwilling
- detoxify
- remove poison from⬦
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty, a philosophical theory as to wat is beautiful⬦
- callow
- immature, inexperienced
- antithesis
- an idea which is opposite to another
- trepidation
- fear,trembling, apprehensiveness
- incorrigible
- impossible to correct
- languid
- lacking spirit or liveliness; weak; without animation
- lackadaisical
- lacking spirit or liveliness; weak; without animation
- tepid
- lukewarm; moderately warm
- inscrutable
- unable to understand; mysterious
- artisan
- a skilled handicraft
- blowhard
- talkative person who boast a lot
- behemoth
- huge creature, person who is excessively large
- centurion
- leader of 100 soldiers
- benefactor
- A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help); helper
- bevy
- group of ppl, things.animals
- cadaver
- corpse ; dead body of a human being
- autocrat
- cruel dictator with absolute power
- cartographer
- a person who makes map
- bard
- poet
- perilous
- dangerous; fraught by danger
- wieldy
- Easy to handle or use or manage
- unwieldy
- Not easily carried; unmanageable; bulky
- suave
- Gracious and agreeable in manner..
- coracle
- A Small rounded boat
- elope
- Run away secretly with one's beloved
- innate
- Not established by conditioning or learning, Present at Birth
- procrastinate
- Postpone doing what one should be doing
- aversion
- feeling of intense dislike
- Aficionado
- Fan of bull fighting, ardent fan
- ensemble
- A group of musicians playing or singing together
- Flair
- Natural ability or talent, stylishness
- indelible
- Not erasable, permanent
- Lucid
- Clear, easily understandable
- Replete
- Well supplied
- Scrutiny
- Under close watch, examininig something closely
- Sierra
- Mountain range
- alias
- A name that is assumed temporarily
- ally
- Friendly nation
- alley
- A narrow street with walls on both side
- allay
- Lessen the intensity of or calm
- zephyr
- gentle breeze
- zeal
- eager enthusiasm
- yokel
- country bumpkin
- antipathy
- aversion, dislike
- apathy
- Lack of caring,indifference
- ape
- imitate,mimic
- infraction
- Violation,breach
- aloft
- upward
- aloof
- apart, reserved
- Sophomore
- A Second year undergraduate
- demigod
- A person with great power and abilities
- epistemology
- The philosophical theory of knowledge
- fiasco
- A sudden and violent collapse
- prognosticators
- soothsayers i.e Someone who makes predictions of the future
- feud
- A bitter quarrel betweem two parties
- utopia
- a perfect place, zion,esp. in political and social system
- felony
- A serious crime
- malice
- Feeling a need to see others suffer
- belligerent
- someone who fights
- sprighty
- Full of spirit and vitality
- emancipator
- Someone who frees others from bondage
- chafe
- annoy; anger due to some annoying irritation
- pinnace
- A boat for communication between ship and shore
- romp
- easy victory; play boisterously; girl behaving in boyish manner
- conviction
- strong belief; decision of guilt in a courtroom setting
- embellish
- adorn; decorate; make more beautiful;
- ogle
- looking at with amorous intentions
- obscure
- darken; make unclear
- podiatrist
- doctor who treats ailments of the feet;chiropodist;
- advocate
- urge; plead for
- hyperbole
- exaggeration; overstatement
- infantile
- childish
- oust
- expel; drive out; Remove from a position or office;
- impede
- hinder; block; delay; encumber
- snicker
- laugh in disrespectful manner
- sedition
- resistence to authority
- vernal
- pertaining to spring; young