504 words (lesson 22-32)

warden

keeper; guard; person in charge of a prison

acknowledge

admit to be true

justice

just conduct; fair dealing

deliquent

an offender; criminal; behind time

reject

refuse to take, use, believe, consider, grant etc.

deprive

take away from by force

spouse

husband or wife

vocation

occupation; business; profession; trade

unstable

not firmly fixed; easily moved or overthrown

homicide

a killing of one human by another; murder

penalize

declare punishable law or rule; set a penalty for

beneficiary

person who receives benefit

reptile

a cold blooded animal that creeps or crawls; snakes, lizards, turtles, alligators, crocodiles

rarely

seldom; not often

forbid

order someone not to do something; make a rule against

logical

reasonably expected

exhibit

display; show

proceed

go on after having stopped; more forward

precaution

measures taken beforehand; foresight

extract

pull out or draw out, usually with some effort

prior

coming before; earlier

embrace

hug one another; a hug

valiant

brave; courageous

partial

not complete; not total

fierce

savage; wild

detest

dislike very much; hate

sneer

show scorn or contempt by looks or words; a scornful look or remark

scowl

look angry by lowering the eyebrows; frown

encourage

give courage; increase the confidence of

consider

think about in order to decide

vermin

small animals that are troublesome or destructive; fleas, bedbugs, lice, rats and mice

wail

cry loud and long because of grief or pain

symbol

something that stands for or represents something else

authority

the right to command or enforce obedience; power delegated to another; an author or volume that may be appealed to in support of an action or belief

neutral

on neither side of a quarrel or war

trifle

a small amount; little bit; something of a little value

architect

a person who makes plans for buildings and structures; a maker; a creator

matrimony

married life; ceremony of marriage

baggage

the trunks and suitcases a person takes when he or she travels; an army’s equipment

squander

spend foolishly; waste

abroad

outside of one’s country; going around; far and wide

fugitive

a runaway

calamity

a great misfortune; serious trouble

pauper

a very poor person

envy

jealousy; the object of jealousy; to feel jealous

collapse

a breakdown; to fall in; break down; fail suddenly; fold together

prosecute

bring before court; follow up; carry on

bigamy

having 2 wives or husbands at the same time

possible

able to be, be done, or happen; able to be true; able to be done or chosen properly

compel

force; get by force

awkward

clumsy; not well studied to use; not easily managed; embarrassing

venture

a daring undertaking; an attempt to make money by taking business risks; to dare; to expose to risk

awesome

causing or showing great fear, wonder or respect

guide

a person who shows the way; to direct; to manage

quench

put an end to; drown or put out

betray

give away to the enemy; be unfaithful; mislead; show

utter

speak; make known; express

pacify

make calm; quiet down; bring peace to

respond

answer; react

beckon

signal by a motion of a hand or head; attract

despite

in spite of

disrupt

upset; cause to break down

rash

a breaking out with many small red spots on the skin; outbreak of many

rapid

very quick, swift

exhaust

empty completely, use up, tire out

severity

strictness, harshness, plainness, violence

feeble

weak

unite

join together, become one

cease

stop

thrifty

saving, careful in spending, thriving

miserly

stingy, like a miser

monarch

king or queen, ruler

outlaw

an exile; an outcast; a criminal; to declare unlawful

promote

raise in rank or importance; help to grow and develop; help to organise

undernourished

not sufficiently fed

illustrate

make clear or explain by stories, examples, comparisons, or other means, serve as

disclose

uncover; make known

excessive

too much, too great, extreme

disaster

an event that causes much suffering or loss; great misfortune

censor

person who tells others how they ought to behave; one who changes books, plays and other works so as to make them acceptable to the government; to make changes in

culprit

offender, person guilty of a fault or crime

juvenile

young, youthful, of or for boys and girls, a young person

bait

anything, especially food used to attract fish or other animals so that they may be caught; anything used to tempt or attract a person to begin something he or she does not wish to do; to put bait on or in; torment by unkind or annoying remarks

insist

keep firmly to some demand, statement or position

toil

hard work; to work hard; move with difficulty

blunder

stupid mistake; to make a stupid mistake; stumble; say clumsily

daze

confuse

mourn

grieve; feel or show sorrow for

subside

sink to a lower level; grow less

maim

cripple; disable; cause to lose an arm leg or other part of the body

comprehend

understand

commend

praise; hand over for safekeeping

final

coming last; deciding

exempt

make free from; freed from

vain

having too much pride in one’s ability, looks etc. ; of no use

repetition

act of doing or saying again

depict

represent by drawing or painting; describe

mortal

sure to die sometime; pertaining to man; deadly; pertaining to causing death

novel

new; strange; a long story with characters and plot

occupant

person in possession of a house, office, or position