1. clan (n.)
-A clan is a group, which consists of families that are related
to each
other.
Ex: She's from the Campbell clan.
2. forsaking
(v.)
-If you forsake someone, you leave them
when you should have
stayed,
or you stop helping them or looking after them.
Ex: At fourteen he ran away, forsaking his
home and friends.
3. resentfully (adv.)
- with resentment;
in a resentful manner.
Ex: When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, we
can react
responsibly or resentfully.
4. plunder
(v.)
- If
someone plunders a
place or plunders things from a place, they
steal things
from it.
Ex: The invaders plunder at no allowance.
5. barren (adj.)
- Barren land consists of soil that is so poor that plants
cannot grow
in it.
Ex: He also wants to use the water to
irrigate barren desert land.
6. recklessness (n.)
- the trait of
giving little thought to danger.
Ex: Jack soon regretted his recklessness.
7. devour(v.)
- If a person or animal devours something, they eat it
quickly and
eagerly.
Ex: He devoured half an apple pie.
8. fuming(v.)
- If
you fume over
something, you express annoyance and anger
about it.
Ex: He was still fuming over the remark.
9. launch (v.)
- To launch a large and important
activity, for example a military
attack, means
to start it.
Ex: The President was on holiday when the coup
was launched.
10. bewitching
(v.)/(adj.)
- If
someone or something bewitches you,
you are so attracted to them
that you cannot think about anything
else.
Ex: Frank was a
quiet young man with bewitching brown eyes.
11. nymph(n.)
- In Greek
and Roman mythology, nymphs were
spirits of nature
who appeared as
young women.
Ex: She fled as if she were a startled nymph.
12. lustrous(adj.)
- Something that is lustrous shines brightly and
gently, because it has
a smooth or
shiny surface.
Ex: Mary has a head of thick, lustrous, wavy brown hair.
13.
trail (n.)
- A trail is a series of marks or
other signs of movement or other
activities left
by someone or something.
Ex: He left a trail of clues at the scenes
of his crimes.
14. feast (n.)
- A feast is a large and special
meal.
Ex: The fruit was often served at wedding feasts.
15.
dispatch (v.)
- If you dispatch someone to a place, you
send them there for a
particular reason.
Ex: The Italian government was preparing
to dispatch 4,000 soldiers
to search the island.
16.
warlord
(n.)
- If you describe a leader
of a country or organization as a warlord,
you are
critical of them because they have achieved power by
behaving in an aggressive
and violent way.
Ex: The Supreme Warlord was striding about the shelter.
17.
hardened (adj.)
-If you describe someone as hardened, you mean that they have had
so much experience of something bad or
unpleasant that they are no
longer affected by it in the way that other
people would be.
Ex: He is becoming hardened to failure.
18. mighty(adj.)
- Mighty is used to describe something
that is very large or
powerful.
Ex: The mighty empire finally crumbled.
19.
seasoned
-
You can use seasoned to describe a person who has a lot of
experience of something. For example,
a seasoned traveller
is a
person who has travelled a lot.
Ex: He
began acting with the confidence of a seasoned performer.
20.
wicked
(adj.)
- You use wicked to describe someone or
something that is very bad
and deliberately
harmful to people.
Ex: She gave a highly creditable performance as the wicked queen.
21. suave(adj.)
- Someone who is suave is charming, polite, and
elegant, but may
be insincere.
be insincere.
Ex: Tim is a suave, cool and cultured man.
22. seductive(adj.)
-Something that is seductive is very attractive or
makes you want to
do something
that you would not otherwise do.
Ex: These
opportunities seemed infinitely seductive.
23. lofty(adj.)
- A lofty ideal or ambition is noble,
important, and admirable.
Ex: Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
24. rouse(v.)
- If something or someone rouses you, they make you very
emotional
or excited.
Ex: You must rouse yourself to action.
25.
suitor(n.)
- A woman's suitor is a man who wants to
marry her.
Ex: My sister had a suitor who adored her.
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