English Vocab for AILD test (definitions)

dilapidation 

falling into decay or being in disrepair.

undulations

the wavy motion or form of a surface

dregs

the remnants of a liquid, that settle at the bottom of a container.

myriad

a countless number of something.

decorous

polite and restrained behavior.

portentous

significant and ominous, often indicating a future event.

censure

severe disapproval or criticism.

approbation

approval or praise

precursor

a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.

ubiquity

the state of being everywhere at the same time

desists

to cease from an action.

vindication

clearing someone of blame or suspicion.

emaciation

being unusually thin or weak.

buoyancy

the ability to float in water or another fluid

soporific

inducing drowsiness or sleep.

suffused

gradually spread through or over.

abetting

assist someone to do something wrong, specifically a crime

treachery

deceptive action or nature.

flagrant

obviously offensive.

unabashed

not embarrassed

inert

lacking the ability or strength to move.

latent

hidden or concealed.

mammalian

relating to a mammal.

sullen

bad-tempered and uncommunicative

materialise

become actual fact

orifice 

an opening, as of a pipe or tube, or one in the body

docile

submissive.

frieze

a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration

imminent

about to happen