Vocab

Dispirited

(verb) feeling disheartened

Encumber

(verb) to weigh down

Chirrup

(verb) a high-pitched sound made by cicadas or birds

Flicker of

a brief sensation

Hurtle

rush forward

Nought

nothing, zero

Livery

(noun) uniform worn by staff

Heath

(noun) uncultivated field

Rota

a repeating schedule of assigned tasks

Feat

(noun) an exploit

Slew

(informal noun) a lot of / (verb) to swing around or turn abruptly

Compendium

a collection

By dint of

by means of, thanks to

Implement

(verb) to put into effect / (noun) a piece of equipment or means

Cacoethes

(noun) an urge to do something inadvisable

Bounteous

(adjective) plentiful, generous

Retinue

(noun) a cortège

Emendation

(noun) an editorial correction

Enliven

(verb) to make more lively or brighter

Adduce

(verb) to put forward (proof)

Stevedore

(noun) a dockworker who loads and unloads boats

Abseil

(verb/noun) to descend using a rope

Joust

(verb/noun) to fight on horseback or engage in competition

Hubris

(noun) arrogance

Chassis

(noun) a supporting frame

Caesura

(noun) a mid-line pause

Transience

(noun) impermanence, fleeting nature

Inkling

(noun) a slight idea

Emaciate

(verb) to make extremely thin

Plaice

(noun) a flat fish

Scour

(verb) to scrub or search all over

Swain

(noun) a male admirer

Loquacious

(adjective) talkative

Retraining

(noun/verb) teaching new skills

Census

(noun/verb) a population count

Sibilant

(adjective/noun) whistling, consonant with a hissing sound

Skiff

(noun) a small boat

Lambast

(verb) to attack verbally

Fealty

(noun) loyalty

Skirmish

(noun/verb) a physical struggle or brief fight

Fester

(verb) to rot

Borough

(noun) a municipality

Gash

(noun/verb) a deep cut

Trudge

(noun/verb) to walk wearily

Tailback

(noun) a traffic jam

Parapet

(noun) a low wall along a roof

Embankment

(noun) a water barrier built to hold back water or support a road

Mezzotint

(noun) an engraving method

Knavish

(adjective) untrustworthy

Absolve

(verb) to free from guilt

Etch

(verb) to engrave

Lofty

(adjective) noble (statement), ambitious (goal), haughty, tall (mountains)

Expunge

(verb) to erase

Expurgate

(verb) to censor

Grueling

(adjective) exhausting, arduous

Herald

(noun/verb) a messenger, to announce

Cipher