Enrich Your Vocabulary

 Enhance your vocabulary



Glare : a very bright, strong and dazzling light 


Radiate : emit light or heat in the form of rays 


Navigate: sail, steer


Ping : send an electronic message to someone


Hail: to call to somebody to attract their attention 


Enticing: attractive, tempting, alluring


Commute: to travel regularly between work place and home


Streamline: well-organised


Emission: the act of sending gas, heat, light out into the air, discharge


Fatalities: accidents resulting in deaths


Serene: calm and peaceful


Deploy: to use something effectively


Façade: the front of a building


Accelerate: speed up, become faster


Outrage: anger


Catalyse: cause an action or process begin


At stake: in danger or being lost


Dash: an act of going somewhere suddenly or quickly


Scupper: an outlet in the side of a building for draining water 


Mush: a soft thick mass or mixture


Heck: an expression of annoyance or surprise 


Carnival: a public festival marked by merrymaking and processions 


Peasant: a farmer who rents a small piece of land


Rioting: the violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd


Jerks: quick, sharp sudden movements 


Concussion: a temporary loss of consciousness


Succession: the act of coming after another in order


Retreat: move back and away from someone or something


Hurl: throw something violently in a particular direction


Clad : dressed


Padded : filled or covered with soft material for the purpose of protection


Sludge : thick, soft, wet mud; wet dirt


Stacked: put or arranged in a stack


Clutch : hold something tightly


Mulled : heated sweetened and flavoured with spices


Gigantic : huge or enormous


Stained : marked with something that is not removed 


Bountiful : plentiful, ample, abundant


Commemorate : recall and respect for someone or something 


Intermittently: at a regular intervals; not steadily


Mashed: crushed, smashed


Assorted: diverse, various 


Billed: having a beak or bill


Crescent: the shape of the visible part of the moon when it is less than half full 


Archery: sports of shooting


Gusto: enthusiasm in doing something


Vibrant: full of energy and life; lively


Reveller: a person who is enjoying themselves in a lively and noisy way


Exotic: foreign, imported


Casserole: large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served 


Cassava: a south American plant with large roots


Douse: pour a liquid over sth; drench 


Top off: finish sth with a final activity


Culminate : reach a climax


Pervade : exist in every part of something 


Calypso: a Caribbean song about a current subject


Flamboyant : different, confident and exciting in a way that attracts attention


Jeer: a mocking and insulting remark or sound 


Hoot: a short, loud, high sound


Grits : a dish of homily (dried and crushed sweetcorn) grains


Unleavened : made without any yeast 


Frantic: distraught with fear, anxiety or other emotion


Defiance : bold disobedience


Sherbet : a frozen dessert made of fruit juice and sugar


Kohl: a dark substance that some people put around their eyes( kajal)


Omen: an event that is thought ti tell something about the future 


Nightmare: a very unpleasant or frightening experience


Vantage: a position from which you watch something, viewpoint


Downright: so direct in manner as to be blunt; straight


Confidante: a person with whom private matters and problems are discussed 


Refrain: stop oneself from doing something


Instill: gradually but firmly establish an attitude in a person's mind; inculcate 


Diagnosis: the act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms


Bioeconomy: economic activity involving the use of biotechnology in the production of goods, services or energy 


Unprecedented: never known before


Biomarker: something that shows that a particular biological process or condition is present


Avenue: a way of access; route


Aligning: agreeing with each other; bringing into line


Acquaintance: associate, colleague, companionship


Aesthetic: concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty 


Afflicted: oppressed, distressed


Aftermath: unpleasant situation after an accident


Aisle: a passage between the rows of seats in a temple or church or train


Aphorism: wise saying 


Ascetic: hermit, saint


Assuage: lessen, weaken, decrease, minimise


Atheism: belief that there is no god


Barbecue: metal frame for cooking food on oven or an open fire


Bolster: strengthen


Bouquet: a bunch of flowers 


Cognition: understanding, knowing, identification


Commotion: unrest, uproar, disturbance


Conspicuously : obviously, noticeably


Dangling: hanging, swinging 


Demeanour: behaviour, conduct


Dilemma: a situation in which one has to choose between two things


Downy: soft


Embark: start, commence, initiate


Embarrassing: distressing, humiliating, flustering


Enigmatic: mysterious, secret


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Incumbent: obligatory, essential, compulsory


Intrigue: plot, conspiracy


Litterateur: a writer, a literary 


Milling: crowding, gathering person


Mortgage: to give somebody a claim on property as security for a payment of a loan


Myth: story originated in ancient time


Numb: without feeling or senseless


Ornithologist: a person who studies birds 


Perpetuate: to continue for a long time


Pioneer: founder, front-runner


Polygyny: marriage of one man with more than one wife


Quash: cancel, withdraw, stop


Remuneration: payment, salary 


Resilient: adaptable


Reverently: respectfully


Shrewdly: knowingly


Sneak: to take something secretly


Strangle: to kill by squeezing the throat


Stumble: trip over something, move clumsily


Surmount: overcome, conquer


Thresh: to separate grains from plants 


Throb: to beat something regularly with a rhythm


Throe: through


Tournament: series of contests of skill between a number of competitors


Turmoil: chaos, disorder


Veil: covering


Veteran: well-qualified and adequately experienced


Frown: bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes


Hideous: extremely ugly


Wriggle: twist and turn body or part of it with quick, short movements


Desperate: having lost all hope


Gaily: happily, joyfully


Chanting: singing a religious prayer or song to a simple tune


Tiller: farmer


Mantle: a layer of something that covers a surface; a covering


Deliverance: the state of being rescued from danger, evil or pain


Incense: a substance that produces a pleasant smell when you burn it


Tattered: old and torn


Stained: covered with dirty marks


Toil: hard work


Thermal: relating to heat


Jiggle: move about quickly from side to side or up and down


 Vacuum: a space completely empty of matter


Plunger: a device consisting of a handle with a rubber suction cup at one end, used as a force pump


Induce: to cause something


Eternal: never ending


Impalpable: not easily understood, intangible 


Lave: to wash or bathe


Drought: a long period when there is little or no rain 


Atomies: tiny particles


Latent: hidden


Duly: properly, rightly


Bourne: a limit or boundary


Reck: take care of


Ferment: go through a chemical change


Squid: A sea creature that has a long sift body, eight arms and two tentacles


Witchetty: A large whitish wood-eating larva of a beetle or moth


Myrtle: a bush with shiny leaves, pink or white flowers and blue-black berries 


Stewed: cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan


Congealed: having become semi-solid


Skewer: a long pin for holding meat or other food while it is being roasted 


Tandoor: a method of cooking meat or other food in a cylindrical clay oven


Cuisine: a style of cooking


Ingredients: things used in making a meal


Nostalgic: a feeling of pleasure-and slight sadness at the same time as you think about thinks in the past 


Dehydrate: remove water from food in order to preserve and store it


Dynamic: marked by continuous and productive activity or change


Appreciate: recognise the full worth of


Tentative: not certain or fixed; provisional


Elevate: raise to a more important or impressive level 


Obsess: to completely fill your mind so that you can not think of anything else


Fond of: liking


Stamp: to put your foot down heavily and noisily on the ground


Stare: look at somebody or something for a long time; gaze


Swerve: change direction suddenly to avoid hitting sb/sth 


Munching: eating steadily and audibly


Lurking: waiting somewhere secretly; hiding so as to wait in ambush


Stammer: speak with difficulty, repeating sound


Lecherous: having too much interest in sexual pleasure


Bliss: extreme happiness


Solitude: state of being alone


Pensive: thoughtful, thinking deeply about something


Intertwined: closely connected with somebody or something


Vulnerable: weak and without protection; unsafe


Integration: the act of combining two or more things together


Encrypted: hidden data in something by converting it into a code


Proliferated: increased rapidly in number or amount


Skimmer: a person or thing that moves quickly just above a surface without touching it 


Sophisticated: advanced, complicated


Authorised: having official permission to do something


Authentication: the act of proving that something is real or true


Hackers: persons who se computers to gain unauthorised access to data 


Reveal: to show or disclose


Ignite: arouse or inflame an emotion or situation 


Hone: to smooth or sharpen


Prevalent: widespread or prevailing


Genre: a style or category of art, music or literature 


Notch: a deep, narrow mountain pass; gap


Antiques: valuable old objects


Passionate: showing strong feeling


Refurbishing: redecoration; renovation


Therapeutic: relating to the healing of disease


Easel: a wooden frame, usually with legs, that holds a picture 


Mural: a large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling


Niche: a comfortable position in life of employment


Blog: a regularly updated website or web page 


Wardrobe: a person's entire collection of clothes


Mittens: gloves


Hang out: spend a lot of time in a place or with someone


Spire: a tall, narrow structure that rises to a point, esp. on a temple/church 


Turret: a small tower


Glint: a small flash of reflected light; gleam; flash


Dome: a round roof with a circular base


Foam: a mass of small white bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid 


Pinnacle: peak; summit 


Controversial: disputable; disputed 


Regent: a person who rules a country when the king/queen is unable to rule


Reign: the period of rule of a monarch 


Ward off: prevent from happening

Align: unite to publicly support a political group 


Install: fix something in position 


Confer: give authority, right, honour to someone 


Patronise: to act as a patron of


Galaxy: very large group of stars that contains the solar system


Hailed: welcomed

Aromatherapy: a type of treatment which involves massaging the body with special fragrant oils 


Dainty: small and attractive in a delicate way; pretty 


Elegant: graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour


Invade: enter a country, town to take control by military force 


Aroma: a pleasant smell


Palette: a thin board/ slab on which an artist lays and mixes colours


Heartwarming: making you feel happy 


Etiquette: a code of polite conduct


Offend: make someone upset and angry by doing something 


Carnation: a reddish-pink wild fragrant flower


Fleeting: lasting for a very short time 


Procreation: the process of producing of offspring; reproduction


Inevitable: unavoidable


Encapsulate: to enclose in a capsule


Repellent: able to repel ( keep away) a particular thing; disgusting 


Murmur: speak or say something very quietly


Foreshadow: be a warning or indication of future event 


Stew: a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan


Gallop: proceed at great speed 


Woo: seek the favour or support of, seek to marry


Snort: breathe violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound


Decree: an official order


Awed: showing or feeling respect and slight fear


Feat: a very brave or difficult act 


Elongated: long and thin, often in a way that is unusual


Rounders: a British game by two teams using a bat and ball 


Sledging: the activity of travelling or sliding downhill over snow on a sledge


Homestead: a house, especially s farmhouse, and out buildings


Finery: beautiful clothes and jewellery


Splash: spatter


Puddle: a small pool of liquid, esp. of rainwater on the ground 


Plump down: to fall or drop down heavily or suddenly


Scramble: to move or climb quickly using one's hands and feet 


Folly: lack of good sense; foolishness


Lassie: a young girl; lass


Applause: approval or praise expressed by clapping 


Sizzling: very hot


Giggle: laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way 


Blistering: very hot


Proximity: nearness in space, time or relationship 


Viable: capable of working successfully; feasible


Congestion: the state of being crowded


Adversely: unfavourably or harmfully


Splendour: the quality of being magnificent or splendid 


Glideth: move softly or smoothly


Surpass: be greater than something; exceed; overtake


Trajectory: a path followed by something 


Chirp: a short, sharp, high pitched sound


Chatter: noisy talk


Marathon: a long distance running race


Cluster: a group of similar things or people


Layover: a brief stay in the course of a journey


Perilous: full of danger or risk


Mural: a large picture painted on the wall or ceiling 


Grisly: a very unpleasant or disgusting


Canoeing: the sport of paddling a light, narrow boat 


Vestige: a trace of reminder of sth that has disappeared


Atop: on or at the top of 


Hoax: sth intended to deceive; prank; deception


Betumble: shake gently; throw into disorder


Spikes: sharp pointed leaves


Sprig: a small stem with leaves on it


Muslin: a fine cotton fabric that is transparent


Dun: a dull greyish-brown colour


Ply: offer a service


Throb: beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm


Throe: a violent pain


Insipid: lacking flavour; tasteless


Tangled up: caught or trapped in 


Seep: flow or leak slowly; ooze


Bereft: deprived of or lacking sth 


Striking: noticeable


Sprawling: covered with buildings across a large area 


Debut: the first public appearance of a performer


Sitcom: a situation comedy 


Setback: difficulty, check in progress


Domineering: having great control; ruling strongly


Apprentice: beginner


Bankrupt : unable to pay what you owe


Silver lining : a sign of hope in an unfortunate or gloomy situation


Duds : things that fail to work properly


Mounting : gradually increasing


Forged: fake


Asphalt: a black, sticky substance, often mixed with small stones or sand


Defunct: no longer working


Colossal: very large or great; huge


A kick in the teeth: an unpleasant surprise


Imposter: a person who cheats by pretending to be somebody else


Knave: a dishonest person; rogue 


Worn out: badly damaged and no longer useful


Pitch and toss: a game of skill and chance 


Gastronomy: the art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food 


Impeccable: faultless, flawless, of highest standard


Swindle: get something by dishonesty or deception 


Impenetrable: impossible to pass through, impassable


Clique: a small close-knit group of people


Chuggers: persons approach passers-by in the street asking for donation


Snug: warm and cozy


Unmolested: not disturbed or attacked by anything; secured


Bacon: cured meat from the back or sides of a pig 


Stray: move away aimlessly


Frown: to be angry; scowl


Horrid: very unpleasant and rough; nasty; dreadful


Regale: entertain or amuse sb with a talk


Contentment: a state of happiness and satisfaction


Unwavering: never changing or becoming weaker


Canine : a dog


Vendor: a person/ company that sells goods or services 


Unyielding: unwilling to change; rigid


Pathos: a quality in art that causes feelings of sadness or sympathy 


Profanity: a type of language that includes dirty words and-ideas 


Somersaulting: turning over completely in the air





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