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English vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alienate | To make feel isolated / left out |
| Aspire | Something one hopes to achieve |
| Beget | To give birth/create |
| Blather | To talk nonsense |
| Catapult | slingshot |
| Citadel | A fortress overlooking a city, stronghold |
| Congenial | Pleasant to be around friendly |
| Consensus | A general agreement |
| Craven | Cowardly |
| Curtail | To cut short |
| Doldrums | A period of depression/inactivity |
| Enrage | To anger/ infuriate |
| Facilitate | To make easier |
| Fjord | A long inlet between a steep hill/ cliff from the water |
| Girth | Distance around something |
| Glutton | One who consume a lot/ fein |
| Histrionic | Dramatic/ theatrical |
| Lassitude (lazy dude) | Weariness/ tired |
| Martyr | Someone who pretend to suffer for sympathy/ sacrifice for a cause |
| Milieu | Environment/ surroundings |
| Mode | A way or method of doing something |
| Muster | To gather/ collect |
| Obtuse | Insensitive/ slow in comprehension |
| Paranoia | A mental illness of unreasonable anxiety |
| Scrutinize | To examine carefully |