eng vocab 1-40

abduction

forced removal of smo or Smith without consent

abberation

a deviation from what is normal / usual / expected

accessory

a piece of adornment that an be added as decoration

acclamation

• loud and enthusiastic approval or welcome

• the act of electing smo through spoken volume

acclimatise

to make use to surroundings/environment/situation

acquisition

the act of gaining (acquiring) smth

acreage

area of land in acres

admonish

to warn or give strong advice

aesthetic

concerned with visual beauty and understanding beautiful things

affiliation

• connection to Smth (ie political party, religion, etc)

• a group’s official connection with another

aggravate

• to make something worse

• to annoy someone

agitation

• worry expressed by behaving in a nervous way

• public protest in order to achieve change

alleviate

make something less severe

amicable

friendly and polite

annihilate

destroy something completely

appall(ing)

• shocking and dismaying

• extremely bad/of poor quality

apparition

a ghostly figure

arbitrary

random, not following any specific order

archaic

old and obsolete, from a much earlier time in history

aspiration

a strong desire to have or do something

assailant

an attacker

assiduous

showing great care and thoroughness

atrocious

horribly wicked, very bad

augment

increase in amount, value or size

austerity

• strictness or severity

• minimalist lifestyle caused by severe public spending cuts

autonomy

• self governance

• freedom of action

authentic

• real and genuine

• based on facts, accurate

barricade

makeshift barrier to block a road or entrance

bauble

a showy trinket or decoration

bedlam

scene of great confusion and noise

benign

• kindly and cheerful

• not harmful (of a tumor, not malignant)

bigot

a person who has prejudiced views and does not tolerate the views of other people

bizarre

strange or unusual

bloc

a group of countries or political parties who have formed an alliance

bountiful

• abundant

• giving generously

brazen

• bold and shameless

• made of brass, of or like brass

brochure

a pamphlet or booklet, esp. one giving descriptive information

bureaucracy

• government system run more by civil servants than elected representatives

• the officials of such a government, esp. regarded as oppressive and inflexible

• ECAP = excessively complicated administrative procedure (seen as characteristic of such a system) burgeo

burgeoning

growing, expanding or developing quickly

cadaverous r

resembling a corpse —> sickly, pale, bony