Lesson19 Flashcards
rugged
adj.
having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface.
The army marched over a rugged hill.
prose
n.
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
Brad belives that prose is better than poetry.
enmity
n.
a very deep unfriendly feeling
He hates her, and he has a really deep enmity to her.
knavery
n.
rascality
Knavery may serve, but honesty is best.
appointed
v.
to choose (someone) to have a particular job : to give (someone) a position or duty.
You should follow the time if you appointed the time to us.
stubborn
adj.
refusing to change your ideas or to stop doing
The stubborn student is hard to control.
varying
adj.
changing
The temperature is varying throughout the day.
zealot
n.
a person who has very strong feelings about something (such as religion or politics) and who wants other people to have those feelings : a zealous person
Three hours later, the police arrested Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion zealot.
mortal
adj.
certain to die
Every living thing is mortal.
immortal
adj
not capable of dying : living forever
Ancient people believed if they did good things to god, they can be immotal
synagogue
n.
a building that is used for Jewish religious services
Jews have their Bar /Bat Mitzvah and sabbath day in the synagogue.
rabbi
n.
a person who is trained to make decisions about what is lawful in Judaism, to perform Jewish ceremonies, or to lead a Jewish congregation
The rabbi is responsible to teach Jewish children about the Torah.
collapse
v.
to break apart and fall down suddenly
He collapsed on his bed after he did a lot severe excises.
malicious
adj.
having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person : having or showing malice
In people’s minds, witch is always a malicious character.
Diaspora
n
a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived — usually singula
The diaspora is a jewish community
