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Vocabularia 3
Even MORE vocabulary for english
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inexorable | impossible to stop Unstoppable, inevitable, inescapable, unchangeable |
| Zonk/zonked | to lose consciousness/become stupefied from exhaustion or an intake of alcohol or narcotic drugs, or make somebody do this; to hit someone very hard dysfunctional, immobile, drunk, intoxicated |
| Cretin | an offensive term for somebody considered unintelligent fool, dunce |
| Eminence | a position or rank of distinction or superiority distinction, reputation, fame, importance |
| Commission | a job or task given to a person or a group, especially an order to produce a particular product/piece of work Task, job, duty, charge, assignment |
| Hustler | a prostitute, especially a streetwalker or one who solicits in bars (slang) prostitute, bang-for-buck, escort |
| Ga-ga | Completely infatuated or very enthusiastic keen, passionate, eager, excited |
| Manifesto | A declaration of principles Policy, philosophy |
| Disparage | To criticize someone/thing contemptuously Belittle, mock, criticize, sneer, ridicule |
| Aesthete | Lover of beauty Connoisseur, art-lover |
| Obsequious | excessively eager to please or obey servile, flattering, submissive, fawning, groveling |
| Homage | A show of reverence or respect towards someone respect, reverence, tribute |
| Provincial | an unsophisticated or narrow-minded person bigot, simpleton |
| Antebellum | relating to the time before the Civil War eighteenth century, colonial, historical, prewar |
| Usurp | to seize something without right seize, take, assume, commandeer, |