Chapter-95 Flashcards
Congregate
to come together; assemble, especially in large numbers: People waiting for rooms congregated in the hotel lobby.
Evangelist
Preacher of the gospel
Beseech
1- to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
2- to beg eagerly for; solicit.
Susceptible
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
“patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection”
synonyms: open to, receptive to, vulnerable to, defenceless against; an easy target for; raresusceptive to
antonyms: immune, resistant
Edifice
1-a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
2- any large, complex system or organization.
Silhouette
the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper.
a dark image outlined against a lighter background.
Waft
1- to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
2- to send or convey lightly, as if in flight: The actress wafted kisses to her admirers in the audience.
3- Obsolete. to signal to, summon, or direct by waving.
Uncanny
1- mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house.
Facade
Architecture.
1- the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.
2- any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
3- a superficial appearance or illusion of something: They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.
Visage
1- the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
2- aspect; appearance.
Surreptitious
1- obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
2- acting in a stealthy way.
Sacrilege
Violation or injustice of a sacred object
Immense
1- vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
Waylay
1- to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
2- to await and accost unexpectedly: The actor was waylaid by a swarm of admirers.
Accost
1- to confront boldly: The beggar accosted me for money.
2- to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark.
Murky
1- dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
2- obscure or thick with mist, haze, etc., as the air.
3- vague; unclear; confused: a murky statement.
Sinews
A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone
Nonchalant
Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed. Not displaying anxiety
Exasperation
A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance
Brusque
Abrupt in manner
Vehemance
Great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or expression
Relish for conversation
Liking or enjoyment for the taste of something
Obstruse/obscure
Difficult to understand
Remonstrated
Make a forcefully reproachable protest
Vanity
It is the excessive belief in one’s own ability or attractiveness to others
Didactic
Intended to teach
Crestfallen
Sad and disappointed
Lacklustre
(Of hair or eyes) not shining, dull
Prosaic
1- Lacking imaginativeness pr originality
2- commonplace or dull
Amiable
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant
Vacillation
The inability to decide different opinion or actions
Splotch
A daub or smear of something typically a liquid
Beshawled
Wearing a shawl
Reminiscence
1- the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.
2- a mental impression retained and revived.
Tawdry
1- (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
2- low or mean; base: tawdry motives.
Interminable
1- incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
2- monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant: I can’t stand that interminable clatter.
Sanctum
A holy place
Callous
To make hard
Verse
A stanza
2- one of the lines of a poem.
3- poem, or piece of poetry.
Metaphor
something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.
Maven
A person who has special knowledge or experience, an expert
sacrosanct
- extremely sacred or inviolable.
2. regarded or treated as being above or beyond interference, criticism, etc.
Paeans
1- any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
2- a hymn of invocation or thanksgiving to Apollo or some other ancient Greek deity.
Err
- To make an error or misjudgment: I erred in turning onto the dead-end street.
- To commit an act that is wrong; do wrong.
- Archaic To stray.
Privy
- Made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret: was privy to classified information.
- Belonging or proper to a person, such as the British sovereign, in a private rather than official capacity.
- Secret; concealed.
Scruples
- An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action: “He would have taken any life with as little scruple as he took my money” (Charles Dickens).
- A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
- A minute part or amount.
Reinvigorate
To add a new life or energy
Impregnable
- Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress.
- Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an impregnable argument.
Malevolent
- wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious
2. (Astrology) astrology having an evil influence
Renaissance
- A rebirth or revival.
2. a revival or rebirth, esp of culture and learning
Malevolent
- wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious
2. (Astrology) astrology having an evil influence
Renaissance
- A rebirth or revival.
2. a revival or rebirth, esp of culture and learning
