VOCABULARY BUILDER LEARNING - SERIES 6

flaw

a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect

hurdle

a problem that you have to deal with before you can make progress

hypocrisy

pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not

diversion

1. something that takes your attention away from something else

2. the fact of something being sent somewhere different from where it was originally intended to go

resignation

1. the act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job

2. the attitude of accepting something unpleasant because you cannot change it

feminine

1. having qualities traditionally considered to be suitable for a woman

2. being a noun or pronoun of a type that refers to females, or in some other languages, being a noun of a type that refers to things considered as female

conservative

1. not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change

2. A conservative guess or calculation is likely to be less than the real amount

perilous

extremely dangerous

treacherous

1. (of the ground or the sea) extremely dangerous, esp. because of bad weather conditions

2. (of a person) guilty of deceiving someone who trusts you

consciousness

1. the state of understanding and realizing something

2. the state of being awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you

forbearance

the quality of being patient and being able to forgive someone or control yourself in a difficult situation

precedent

a previous action or decision that can be used as a reason for allowing something else

profundity

1. the quality of showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters

2. the quality of being felt or experienced very strongly

lucidity

1. the quality of being able to think clearly, especially when this is temporary

2. the quality of expressing something clearly

tolerable

of a quality that is acceptable, although certainly not good

bizarre

very strange and unusual

subversive

trying to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

ecclesiastical

belonging to or connected with the Christian religion

prone

likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness

shrewdness

clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, usually resulting in an advantage

endeavour

to try to do sth