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Vocab 42


1.       Acrobatic (adj): Involving or able to perform difficult and attractive body movements.
An acrobatic young dancer.

2.       Intact (adj): Complete and in the original state.
The church was destroyed in the bombing but the attar survived intact.

3.       Mansion (n): A very large expensive house.
The street is lined with enormous mansions where the rich and famous live.

4.       Serene (adj): Peaceful and calm; worried by nothing
She has a lovely serene face.
Serenely (adv): She smiled serenely and said nothing.
Serenity (n): I admired her serenity in the midst of so much chaos.

5.       Procrastinate (v): To keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring.
I know I have got to deal with the problem at some point – I’m just procrastinating.
Procrastination (n)

6.       Poignant (adj): Causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness.
The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.
Poignancy (n)
Poignantly (adv)

7.       Agony (n): Extremely physical or mental pain or suffering.
We’ve both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened.

8.       Appease (v): To prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the other side an advantage that they have demanded.
Management tried to appease the strikers with a small salary increases.

9.       Arcane (adj): Mysterious and known only by a few people.
He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement.

10.   Archaic (adj): Of or belonging to the distant past (= a long time ago); from an ancient period in history.
An archaic system of government.

11.   Ascendancy (n): A position of power, strength, or success.
They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy (= controlling power).

12.   Articulate (adj): Able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly, or showing this quality.
An intelligent and highly articulate young woman.
Articulately (adv)
Articulateness (n)

13.   Ascetic (adj): Avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religious reasons.
They live in a very ascetic life.
Ascetically (Adv)
Asceticism (n)

14.   Assail (v): To attack someone violently or criticize someone strongly.
He was assailed with insults and abuse as he left the court.

15.   Assuage (v): To make unpleasant feelings less strong.
The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.

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