·a leaf of a fern or of a palm█frond█a piece of music which gradually becomes very
loud█crescendo█a person who attacks established beliefs or
customs█iconoclast█(adj) with the mouth wide open█agape█(adj) strongly stated without wasting any words█pit·hy█opening in chess in which a piece is sacrified█gambit█to free (a person) from a wrong belief█disabuse sb█(adj, esp of sounds) sweet and calming█dulcet█the act of taking part in some wrong action,
esp a crime█complicity█a small gate with arms spin·ning round,
set in an entrance█turnstile█to kill or destroy a large part of (one out of
ten)█decimate█(adj) capable of absorbing moisture from the
air and becoming liquid█deliquescent█(adj) having vertical parallel grooves█fluted█the escape of Muh·ammad from Mecca to Medina█Hegira█a small hill█hillock█a pipe or passage for carrying water, gas,
a set of electric wires, etc█conduit█a line of police or military vehicles placed
round an area to protect it█cordon█opposite to crescendo█diminuendo█·an official in charge (esp in a museum or
art gallery)█curator█to sit or lie in pleasant warmth█bask█to encourage or give help to (a crime or
criminal)█abet█to renounce upon oath█abjure█a person who hates mankind and avoids society█misanthrope█(adj·) promising or showing signs of future
success█auspicious█the quality of being dishonest and deceitful█duplicity█territory wholy within the boundaries of another█enclave█a procession following a dead body at a funeral█cortege█to spend foolishly, use· up wastefully█squander█the act or skill of telling the unknown or
the future█divination█(adj) showing the weakness of body and mind
connected with old age█senile█(adj) odd and amusing█droll█(adj) connected with the Christian church█ecclesiastic█th·e period of the forming and developing of
flowers on a plant█efflorescence█a substance causing vomiting█emetic█(adj) of unearthly lightness and delicacy█ethereal█small, dark brown, slightly raised mark on
a person's skin█mole█gas pressed into a bot·tle, to drive out the
contents of it█propellant█the branch of medicine concerned with the birth
of children█obstetrics█carefully arranged pile█stack█disorderly pile█heap█(adj) rauchy█sexy█a diadem█crown█(n) demise█death█the quality of being concise·█brevity█(adj) pleasantly round, nicely rounded█plump█a shape or decoration cut so that it sticks
out above the surface, as on a coin█relief█the point where the path of an object through
space is farthest from the Earth█apogee█the point where the p·ath of an object through
space is closest to the Earth█perigee█(n) giving up one's faith, beliefs, principles█apostasy█a person guilty of apostasy█apostate█(adj) of or like an eagle█aquiline█an intentional false spoken report which damages
sb's goo·d opinion█slander█a substance that shrinks soft tissues and
contracts blood vessels, thus checking the
flow of blood█astringent█to weaken or lose flesh and muscle, esp through
lack of blood or lack of use█athrophy█(adj) of or like an uncle█avuncul·ar█(adj) hackneyed█banal█a piece of jewellery or other small decorative
article of fairly low value█trinket█to dress with vulgar finery█bedizen█(adj, of food) without much taste█bland█the state of being sexually pure█chastity█a pirate or pirate ship· from north Africa█corsair█(n) truce█cease-fire, armistice█a cord with a piece of leather in the middle
for throwing stones█sling█to read quickly to get to the main ideas█skim (through, over)█the art of speaking or writing in a way that is
likely t·o influence people█rhetoric█(adj) revolting█disgusting█blade of a propeller█vane█the front of a grand building█facade█a large basket with a lid█hamper█a word that has the same sound and spelling but
different meaning█homonym█rich soil made of decaye·d plants, leaves, etc█humus█to clean using fresh water█rinse█a person skilled in cutting precious stones,
making them shine, etc█lapidary█(adj) attractive on the surface but of little
value█meretricious█(adj) magnificent, like a palace█palatial█sb ·of low social position who suddenly gains
power or wealth█parvenu█to jut█protrude (stick out or up)█the study of Chinese language, history,
literature█sinology█the practice of joining a political party
in order to change it from inside█entryism█th·e study of rules by which the patterns of
sounds and beats are arranged in poetry█prosody█the main body of a ship█hull█(adj) puissant█powerful█to drink deeply█quaff█to decay slowly, crumble into dust█moulder█to continue to be remembered with bittern·ess
and anger█rankle█(n, in logic) reaching a conclusion from two
premises█syllogism█(adj) smelling of or suggesting sth█redolent (of)█an animal or bird that lives on decaying flesh█scavenger█strong brown paper█manila█a large metal plate for servin·g food, drink, etc█salver█a boy doing cleaning work in a kitchen█scullion█(of a cancer) to transfer to new locations█metastasize█treatment of a disease by drugs which in larger
amounts would produce a similar illness█homeopathy█to immure█imprison█ce·rtificate given by a business corporation
as a receipt for money lent at a fixed interest█debenture█a musical introduction to a long musical piece█overture█(n) cul-de-sac█blind alley█the washing of hands or body as a part of a
religious ceremony█ab·lution█an upward slope█acclivity█a downward slope█declivity█a growth by the gradual addition of the matter
on the outside█accretion█to reject with an angry pride█spurn█a person who advises insurance companies on how
much to charge for insurance█act·uary█to urge solemnly█adjure█to give an incomplete or faint idea of
(esp future events)█adumbrate█quick and willing readiness█alacrity█parts of the body through which food passes
(from the mouth to the anus)█alimentary canal█money sb has been order·ed to pay to his/her
former partner after the divorce█alimony█an unmarried woman, usu one who is no longer
young█spinster█to agree calmly, without complaining or arguing█acquiesce█(a person) who believes that nothing can be
known about God or life· after death█agnostic█(adj, of animals) descended from a long,
recorded, usu chosen family█pedigree█(adj) garrulous█talkative█final stage, where everything is made clear,
in the development of the plot of a story,
play, etc█denouement█(adj, of peo·ple, methods, ideas) choosing,
accepting freely from various sources█eclectic█to coruscate█sparkle, glitter█to cozen█deceive█to take the mistakes out of (sth written)
before printing█emend█to walk or behave weakly and shakily,
usu from age█dodder█·(adj) that cannot be changed once it has been
started or made█irrevocable█(adj) tending to move away from the center█centrifugal█(adj) tending to move towards the center█centripetal█to promise to marry or give in marriage█betroth█(n) benediction█ble·ssing█temporary camp without tents█bivouac████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
