Series 2 Flashcards
eternity
Time that never ends or that has no limits.
Murmur
To speak or say something very quietly.
Murmur
To complain about something that you disagree with or dislike, but not in a public way.
Embark
To get onto a ship or plane.
Hostility
Unfriendly and not liking something.
Hostility
hospitality
Strong and angry opposition towards an idea, a plan or a situation.
Perseverance
Continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time.
Formidable
You have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult.
Prosecution
The act of prosecuting someone.
Tariff
A tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country.
Tariff
A list of fixed prices that are charged by a hotel or restaurant for rooms, meals,… or by a company for a particular service.
Aristocracy
People born in the highest social class, who have special titles.
Tyranny
Unlimited authority or use of power, or a government which exercises such power without any control or limits.
Posterity
The people who will exist in the future.
Ordain
To officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony.
Ordain
To officially make someone a priest or other religious leader, in a religious ceremony.
Lenient
Not as strict as expected when punishing somebody or when making sure that rules are obeyed.
Lenient
Not as strict as expected when punishing somebody or when making sure that rules are obeyed.
Precipitation
A way of behaving too quickly and without thinking
Adjacent
Very near, near to, or touching
Compromised
Sth to be in danger of attack or of working less well
Attribute to
To say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing
omnipresent
Present or having an effect everywhere at the same time
suffice
to be enough
apprenticeships
A period of time working as an apprentice; a job as an apprentice
Deterioration
Becoming worse
cumbersome
Large and heavy; difficult to carry
