english vocab

expedient

expedient

something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily : an expedient action or solution(noun)

suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance

characterized by concern with what is opportune(adjective)

alacrity

promptness in response : cheerful readiness(noun)

unscupulous

not scrupulous-unprincipled (adjective)

redress

to set right : REMEDY

(2)

: to make up for : COMPENSATE

b

: to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint)

c

: to exact reparation for : AVENGE (verb)

countenance

a face/expression and indication of a mood/feeling(noun)

to extend approval or toleration (verb)

cognizant

knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience(adjective)

precipitate

1. to throw violently, to hurl (verb)

2. a product, result, or outcome of some process or action(noun)

3. falling, flowing, or rushing with steep descent(adjective)

abdicate

to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function(verb)

ignominy

deep personal humiliation and disgrace

: disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action(noun)

onerous

involving, imposing, or constituting a burden(troublesome)

having legal obligations that outweigh the advantages(adjectives)

portal

door, entrance(noun)

of or relating to the transverse fissure on the underside of the liver where most of the vessels enter(adjective)

indubitality

too evident to be doubted(adjective)

transgressor

to violate a command or law

: to go beyond a boundary or limit(verb)

immaterial

unimportant, uncorpeal(adjective)

preternatural

existing outside of nature, incapable of normal means(adjective)

dryad

a spirit that lives in the forest(noun)

mollify

to soothe in temper or disposition(appease,soften,to reduce in intensity) (verb)

necromancy

conjuration(to summon/charge)spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events(noun)

futile

serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective(adjective)

antipathy

a strong feeling of dislike, something disliked