English Vocab

Cascade

Waterfall

Careen

side to side

Feign

false

motley

many elements, sometimes clashing

Incinerate

to burn to cinders

degenerate

to worsen

Occupation

control of an area by force

Celestial

Heaven

Pretext

excuse

Levy

imposing tax

Retort

Sharp Awnser

Myriad

many , uncountable

Chaste

pure, simple modest

Vogue

fashion at a time

onslaught

attack

Raucous

harsh disorderly

smug

self satisfied

tangible

touched

macabre

death, gruesome

thwart

block, prevent

Malice

The desire to see another suffer

Litigation

a legal dispute

abate

to put an end to

Dubious

Questionable, giving raise to doubt

Elite

Chosen one, a superior in a group

Candor

Honesty, sincerity, openness

lambaste

To attack verbally

bland

smooth or soothing

adamant

unmovable or unshakable especially in oppostiton

Indifferent

uninterested, unconcerned, unimpressive, commonplace

Adversary

enemy or opponent

Collateral

serving to support or reinforce

Dilatory

tending or intending to cause delay

Regime

a government in power, a period of rule

Kaleidoscopic

Continually changing, extremly varied

Enigma

something difficult to explain or understand

acronym

a word formed by using the first letters of a multi word term

transcend

to rise above or go beyond the limits of; to out do in some way

influx

a flowing in; a noted increase

paternal

fatherly; having to do with a father

Pacifist

one who opposes war or violence as a means to settle a dispute

Erratic

having no fixed course, inconsistant

Profess

to declare or admit freely

retrospect

a review

Jockey

to change positions in a series of movements

Fecund

fruitful; fertile.

Paddy

a wet field where rice is grown.

Succumb

to give in; submit.

Consolation

the act of giving comfort.

Torrent

a flood, deluge.

Banal

lacking originality

apocalypse

a time when god will destroy evil and raise the righteous to heaven

clout

influence

immediacy

need to do or be done at once

zenith

a peak, summit, highest point

Entity

Something that exists on its own.

Faction

A party or group within a larger group.

Gibe

Taunting words; a teasing remark.

Galvanized

Coated with zinc.

Bigoted

Intolerant, narrow-minded.