English vocab 1

nomad

a member of a group of people who move from one place to another, rather than living in one place all of the time

milieu

environment

overlap

overlay

premises

a piece of land together with its buildings, esp considered as a place of business

commence

to begin; start

embellish (v)

to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn

embrace (v)

to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly

bigot (n)

a person who is intolerant or hateful toward people whose race, ethnicity, religion,etc.

to get scammed

cheated

repatriation

going back to the country of origin

epitome

embodiment/essence

mundane

everyday/prosaic

ulterior

ambiguous

repercussions

impact/side effect

liberation

abolition/emancipation

trivial

insignificant

brood (v)

offspring/family

causeless

needless

epiphany

flash/inside

atheist

a person who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being or beings.

agnostic

a person who holds that the answers to the basic questions of existence, such as the nature of the ultimate cause and whether or not there is a supreme being, are unknown or unknowable.

convert

transmute; transform

perpetrate

to commit

fervor

earnestness/intensity

cauldron

kettle/pot

contentment

fulfillment/satisfaction

frenzy

craze/burst/fever

attendance

participation

hypothalamus

a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc

tantrum

temper/outburst

taunt

insult/ridicule

bemuse

perplex/amaze

revelation

announcement/discovery

secular

civil

be babtised

go through a religious rite involving water

reconcile

accommodate/harmonize

ambiguous

criptic/dubious

rarefy

decrease/delete

incense

aroma/scent

snip

cut

disciple

cohort/enthusiast

sermon

advice/lesson

the penny finally dropped

used to say that someone has finally understood something that they had not understood before

layers that merge together

blend

deductive reasoning

a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true

roll sb's eyes

to turn one's eyes around in different directions or in a circle, esp. as an expression of disbelief, annoyance, or impatience

a grain of thruth

A little bit of truth. Often used to refer to a small amount of insight or truth in something otherwise false or nonsensical.

it's not all rainbows and unicorns

Real life does not just consist of innocent, carefree happiness; there is more hardship or suffering in reality than one realizes.

genetically heritable

transmited by birth

grace

agility/beauty