Tuesday, May 11, 2021

VOCABULARY

1.  Outlaw- A person has lost protection of law 

2.  Forgery- Falsification of documents 

3.  Expiate- To make atonement for one’s sins 

4.   Vendetta- Committing murder in revenge 

5.   Brittle- The thing can be easily broken

6.   Entomologists- Experts who scientifically study insects

7.   Hypocrite- One who pretends to be what he is not 

8.   Manuscript- A paper/story/poem first written out by hand  

9.   Mint- A place where money is coined  

10.  Respiration- The process by means of which plants and animals breath 

11.  Cynic- One who sneers at the aims and belief of his fellow men 

12. Patrimony- Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors 

13.  Effeminate- A person who is womanish in his habits  

14.  Proselyte- One who is converted form one religion to another   

15.  Boutique- A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics 

16.  Interlude- Interval between two events  

17.  Idiosyncrasy- A person’s peculiar habit 

18.  Procrastination- The Art of delaying  

19.  Ophthalmologist- A doctor who specializes in the diseases of the eyes 

20.  Glutton- A person who eats too much 

21.  Isthmus- A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land  

22.  Predator- A animal which lives by preying on other animals  

23.  Oligarchy- Government of rule by a small group of people 

24.  Plagiarist- One who copies from other writers 

25.  Palpable- Thing that can be felt or touched.

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