MADS VOCAB BUILDER 2

Omnipresent ( adj

Present or having an effect everywhere at the same time .

Eternity ( n )

Time that never ends or that has no limits .

Murmur ( v )

1. To speak or say something very quietly .

2 . To complain about something that you disagree with or dislike , but not in a public way .

Embark ( v )

To get onto a ship or plane .

Hostility ( n )

1. Unfriendly and not liking something .

2. Strong and angry opposition towards an idea , a plan or a situation .

Perseverance ( n )

Continued effort to do or achieve something , even when this is difficult or takes a long time .

Formidable ( adj )

You have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large , powerful , or difficult .

Prairie ( n )

A wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the northern US .

Prosecution ( n )

1. The act of prosecuting someone .

2 . The lawyers in a court case who represent the side that accuses someone of committing a crime .

Tariff ( n )

1 . A tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country . 2 . A list of fixed prices that are charged by a hotel or restaurant for rooms , meals , ... or by a company for a particular service .

Aristocracy ( n )

People born in the highest social class , who have special titles .

Tyranny ( n )

Unlimited authority or use of power , or a government which exercises such power without any control or limits

Posterity ( n )

The people who will exist in the future .

Ordain ( v )

To officially make someone a priest or other religious leader , in a religious ceremony .

Lenient ( adj )

Not as strict as expected when punishing somebody or when making sure that rules are obeyed .

Precipitation ( n )

1 . A way of behaving too quickly and without thinking .

2. Water that falls from the clouds towards the ground , especially as rain or snow .

Adjacent ( adj )

Very near , next to , or touching .

Compromised ( v )

1. Something to be in danger of attack or of working less well .

2. An agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree .

Attribute to ( v )

To say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing .

Suffice ( v )

To be enough .

Apprenticeships ( n )

A period of time working as an apprentice ; a job as an apprentice .

Apprenticeships ( n )

A period of time working as an apprentice ; a job as an apprentice .

Deterioration ( n )

The fact or process of becoming worse .

Cumbersome ( adj )

Large and heavy ; difficult to carry .