English vocabulary #4

supreme

having the highest rank, level, or importance:

the supreme commander of the armed forces

very great, or the best:

For me, dieting requires a supreme effort of will.

union

people, countries, etc. who are joined together:

Their marriage was not a perfect union.

The two countries flirted with the idea of creating a political union.

yearn

to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have.向往

"she yearned for a glimpse of him"

be filled with compassion or warm feeling.

"no fellow spirit yearned towards her

realm

a kingdom.

"the defence of the realm"a field or domain of activity or interest.领域

"the realm of applied chemistry"

embodiment

a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.

"she seemed to be a living embodiment of vitality"活力

cosmos

1. the universe seen as a well-ordered whole.宇宙

   "he sat staring deep into the void, reminding himself of his place in the cosmos"

   • a system of thought.有序的体系

     plural noun : cosmoses

     "the new intellectual cosmos"

lure

tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.

"the child was lured into a car but managed to escape".

something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something.饵

"the film industry always has been a glamorous lure for young girls"

maiden

an unmarried girl or young woman.

"two knights fought to win the hand of a fair maiden"

(of an older woman) unmarried.

"a maiden aunt"

being or involving the first attempt or act of its kind.

"the Titanic's maiden voyage"

mourn

to feel or express grief or sorrow for something

"publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction"

ambush

a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.

"seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush"