| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Aggregation | something formed by adding together several amounts or things; a total: |
| amiss | in a mistaken way; wrongly |
| nabob | a rich or powerful person |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| nonchalant | behaving in a calm manner, often in a way which suggests lack of interest or care |
| opaque | preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent; describes writing or speech that is difficult to understand. |
| pall | to become less interesting or enjoyable; a thick dark cloud of smoke; a negative atmosphere; a cloth used to cover a coffin at a funeral |
| pedagogy | the study of the methods and activities of teaching |
| perdition | a state of punishment which goes on for ever, suffered by evil people after death |
| qualm | an uncomfortable feeling of doubt about whether you are doing the right thing |
| quandary | a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved |
| rapt | giving complete attention, or showing complete involvement, or (of attention) complete |
| reiterate | to say something again, once or several times |
| requiem | a mass (= Christian religious ceremony) at which people honour and pray for a dead person; a piece of music written for this ceremony |
| rueful | feeling sorry and full of regret: |
| suave | describes a man who is very polite, charming and usually attractive, often in a way that is slightly false |
| subversive | describing attempts to destroy or weaken an established system or government: |
| Sullen | angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people |
| Tactual | Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible. |
| transfix | to make a person or animal seem unable to move or stop looking at something because they are so interested, surprised or frightened, usually because their interest in or fear of something is so strong |
| Umbrage | to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown a lack of respect to you |
| usurp | to take control or a position of power, especially without having the right to |
| versatile | able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes: |
| Voracious | very eager for something, especially a lot of food |
| zephyr | a light wind |
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