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MY ENGLISH REVIEW: (vocabulary part)
V. Vocabulary Abhorrence - a feeling of intense disapproval of something. Acquiesce - to agree or comply with something in a passive or reserved way.Anecdotes - a short personal account of an incident or event. Bereavement - to deprive somebody of a beloved person. Bountiful - giving generously, particularly to less fortunate people. Chagrin - a feeling of vexation or humiliation due to disappointment about something. Clothes-press – clothes-cupboard. Complacently - self-satisfied and unaware of possible dangers. Crammed - force objects or people into a space or container that is too small to hold them comfortably. Deaved – banged, stunned (literally, deafened by noise). Delirium - a state marked by extreme restlessness, confusion. Disparagement - to refer disapprovingly or contemptuously. Embalming - to treat a dead body with a preservative substance in order to stop it decaying. Endeavoring - to make a serious and sincere effort to achieve something. Expostulations - to express disagreement or disapproval. Exuberance - full of happy high spirits and vitality. Flaysome – frightening. Flurried - a short period when a lot of things happen. Excursion - a short trip to a place and back, for pleasure or a purpose. Gripe – have or cause stomach pain. Hovel - a small, dirty, or poorly built house Heedless - not paying attention to somebody or to something. Irksome - slightly annoying, especially because of being tedious. Jocks – jugs. Languid - lacking vigor and energy. Lavished - given or produced in abundance or to excess. Lugs – ears. Malevolence - having or showing a desire to harm others. Monopolized - to demand or take all of something. Nab – a projecting part of a hill or rock. Nave – fist. Obdurate - not easily persuaded or influenced. Offald – worthless. Paragon – somebody or something that is the very best example of something. Physiognomy - the features of somebody's face. Plisky – mischievous trick. Prognosticate - to predict or foretell future events. Sanctimonious - making an exaggerated show of holiness or moral superiority. Scroop – the back of the cover of a book. Sexton - the caretaker of a church and its graveyard. Skift – move away briskly. Soliloquize - to speak a soliloquy in the course of a play. Spurn - to reject a person, offer, gift. Sullen - showing bad temper or hostility. Thible – a smooth stick or spatula used for stirring broth, porridge, etc. Transgressions - a crime or any act that violates a law, command, or moral code. Tumult - a violent or noisy commotion. Vivacity - liveliness and high-spiritedness. Vociferating - to shout something out loudly. Wretch - a troubled or distressed person who evokes pity in others. My mood: somewhat bummed
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