Part 3 Flashcards
Amnesty
Official pardon
Amenable
adjective
open and responsive to suggestion; easilypersuadedor controlled.
“parents who have amenable children”
Gregarious
Sociable,fond of company
Glutton
Greedy eater
Acronym
Abbreviation
Maxim
A statement expressing a general truth
Confectioner
A company that sells sweets and chocolates
Taxidermy
The art of stuffing ,mounting ,preparing the skin of animals
Demography
A statistical study of population
Herbarium
A systematically arranged collection of dried plants
Namesake
one that has the same name as another.
Aborigines
a person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times.
Torrent
A strong and fast moving stream of water
Meadow
a piece of grassland, especially one used for hay.
Zenith
The highest point
Antidote
A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison
Soliloquy
an act of speaking one’s thoughtsaloudwhen byoneselfor regardless of anyhearers, especially by a character in a play.
“Edmund ends the scene as he had begun it, with a soliloquy”
Gullible
Easily persuaded to believe something
Bale
A large wrapped or bound bundle of paper ,hay cotton
Catalogue
a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic
Anatomy
the branch of science concerned with thebodilystructure of humans, animals, and other livingorganisms, especially as revealed bydissectionand the separation of parts.
Agnostic
:a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable.
Prologue
A part that comes at the begining of the play ,story or long poem
Pessimist
One who thinks the bad things are more likely to happen
Hoist
To lift something heavy
Acoustic
Relating to sound or the sense of hearing
Atheist
a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
Shoal
a large number of fish swimming together
Chronophobia
Fear of time
Centrophobia
A dislike of being in the centre
Propagandist
a person who disseminates propaganda.
“a highly persuasive political propagandis
Bohemian
A socially unconventional person especially who is involved in arts
Dirge
mournful song, piece of music, or sound
Emigrant
a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
Reticent
not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
Stevedore
a person employed at a dock to load and unload ships.
Stampede
A sudden rush of a large number of frightened people or animals
Harangue
alengthyand aggressive speech.
“they were subjected to a ten-minute harangue by two border guards”
Fable
a short story, typically with animals as characters,conveyinga moral.
Congenital
present from birth.
Flamboyant
(of a person or their behaviour)tendingto attract attention because of theirexuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
Prophet
a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
Euthanasia
Euthanasia isthe practice of ending the life of a patient to limit the patient’s suffering
Protagnist
animportantsupporterof anideaorpoliticalsystem:
Main character of the story
Indignation
anger orannoyanceprovokedby what is perceived asunfairtreatment.
“the letter filled Lucy with indignation”
Sheath
Close fitting cover for a sword or a knife
Veteran
A person with a long experience of a job or activity
Ante room
a small room leading to a main one, typically serving as a waiting room.
Hymn
a religious song or poem of praise to God or a god.
Aliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Millenium
a period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ.
Vineyard
aplantationofgrapevines, typically producinggrapesused inwinemaking.
Lullaby
a quiet, gentle songsungto send a child to sleep.
Misanthrope
a person whodislikeshumankindandavoidshuman society.
Iconoclast
a person who attacks orcriticizescherishedbeliefs or institutions.
Philatelist
One who collects stamps
