English Vocab Sets 3 and 4

English Vocab

Gnarled

Old, wrinkled, twisted (Adj.)

Kin

Family (Noun)

Innumerable

Infinite, uncountable (Adj.)

Preliminary

Something leading up to/ coming before something else (Noun or Adj.)

Broach

To bring up an awkward subject/ a subject you’ve procrastinated (Verb)

Condemnation

The act of d*mning someone you hate (Noun)

Denigration

Hatred (Noun)

Downcast

Sad, upset, depressed, eyes turned down (Adj.)

Compound

A 3 or more building campus (Noun)

Row

British term for a noisy fight (Noun)

Pagan

Referring to a religion not worshipping the Christian form of God, a religion often looked down upon (Adj.)

Cordiality

Friendly greetings from the heart (Noun)

Eradicate

To destroy (Verb)

Thoroughfare

A busy street (Noun)

Diviner

Fortune-teller, seer, psychic, prophet (Noun)

Ramshackle

Old, falling apart (Adj.)

Drudgery

Dreaded work (Noun)

Litany

A list of prayers (Noun)

Acute

Sharp (Adj.)

Dissimulation

To fake your emotions (Noun/verb)

Vex

To annoy or frustrate (Verb)

Profound

Clever, deep (Adj.)

Sagacity

Wisdom (Adj.)

Supposition

A guess (Noun)

Wane

To get smaller (Verb)

Dismember

To take apart (Verb)

Suavity

Cool, laid back vibe (Adj.)

Audacity

Nerve (Noun)

Vehemently

Forcefully (Adv.)

Gesticulation

A large hand gesture (Noun)

Derision

Mockery (Noun)