Advanced Vocabulary: Definitions and Usage of Key English Words

inconceivable

unbelievable; impossible to comprehend

vexation

the state of being irritated or annoyed

chimera

a thing that is hoped for but impossible to achieve

omnipotent

all powerful

dallied

wasted time; delayed

forbade

to command not to do something

perpetuation

that which is continuing or enduring forever

predilection

an established preference for something

ideology

a system of beliefs or ideas

injunction

an authoritative warning or order

provoke

to stimulate or give rise to

appease

to pacify or placate by acceding to demands

ignominy

deep personal humiliation or disgrace

abominable

worthy of or causing disgust or hatred

constitution

the structure, composition, or physical makeup of something

mitigation

the process of making something less severe or harsh

abase

to behave in a way that lowers one's rank or esteem

abdicate

to relinquish formally

bellicose

favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

befog

to confuse or obscure