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Lesson21 English Voc
Lesson 21 English Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aimless | without purpose or direction |
| assailant | a person who attacks |
| barter verb | to trade goods or services without using money |
| barter noun | the act of bartering; the things that are traded this way |
| coincide 1. | to occur at the same time |
| coincide 2. | to agree exactly; to be just alike |
| drab | not bright or lively; dull and cheerless |
| elisive | hard to capture |
| frigid 1. | extremely cold; without heat |
| frigid 2. | lacking warmth of feeling; stiff and formal |
| grotesque | very odd, abnormal, strange, ugly in shape or appearance |
| inpudence | rude disrespect; unashamed boldness |
| mimicry | the act of copy or imitating; imitation |
| mute 1. | unable or unwilling to speak |
| mute 2. | not spoken |
| mute verb | to muffle or soften the sound of |
| ominous | threatening harm or evil |
| prejudice 1. | an opinion formed without taking time to judge fairly |
| prejudice 2. | hatred or suspicion of other races, religions, and so on |
| rectify | to make right correct; to correct |
| veneer 1. | a thin layer of material to cover a surface |
| veneer 2. | an outward appearance that is attractive but misleading |