Vocab II Flashcards
work steadily
to ply
most perfect/typical example
quintessential
make so/sth more attractive by adding sth beautiful
adorn
to adorn, make sth more beautiful
graced
happy or sad feelings about the past
nostalgic
to retire, to not use anymore
pension off
to be extremely sad or depressed about sth
lament
sth that is going to happen soon and cannot be stopped
imminent
to keep or maintain sth
to retain
small booklet with information about one subject
pamphlet
to slowly get rid of sth
to phase out
things that everybody knows/believes
conventional wisdom
spacious, with a lot of room
roomy
horrifying, shocking
appalling
when sth is longer than usual
elongated
a threat or danger
menace
a person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons
assassin
relating to a town/district (national and xxx elections)
municipal
a thing that discourages or intends to
deterrent, to deter
the continued possession of sth
retention
strong desire to have/do sth
to hanker
fitting in well with a person’s needs
convenient
FILLED with horror/shock
aghast
a quick clever reply to an insult/criticism
fiery riposte
to live
to dwell
sudden and unaccountable changes of mood/behaviour
capricious
to get rid of; sth is no longer needed
to be scrapped
reduce the population(of wild animals) by selective slaughter
cull
causing great horror/fear; awful, terrible
ghastly
to have to protect onself with no help from others
fend for onself
a person’s death
demise
