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English Vocab
From the book "Afghanistan"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Piecemeal (adv) | by a small amount at a time; piece by piece |
| Advocating (v) | publically recommended |
| Subversive (adj) | an attempt to overthrow an established order |
| Euphemism (n) | mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt |
| Inept (adj) | showing or having no skill |
| Supplant (v) | supersede and replace |
| Parlance (n) | a particular manner of speaking or using words |
| Endemic (adj) | native to or confined to a specific area |
| Permutations (n) | several possible variations in which a number of things can be arranged |
| Pervasive (adj) | spreading widely throughout an area or group of people |
| Apex (n) | reach a high point of something |
| Stricture (n) | a restriction on a person or activity |
| Dynasty (n) | is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family |
| Capitulated (v) | cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand |
| Convalescing (v) | recover one’s health and strength over a period of time |
| Continuum (n) | a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other |
| Reciprocating (v) | respond to a gesture by making a corresponding one |
| Emancipation (n) | free somebody from social, political and legal restraints |
| Extemporize (v) | speak, perform or compose without prior preparation |
| Belligerent (adj) | hostile and aggressive; engaged in war |
| Acquiescent (adj) | to comply with; agree without protest |
| Assent (v) | to agree or express agreement |
| Tyrannicide (n) | the killing of a tyrant |
| Tyranny (n) | government of a Tyrant, oppressive and unjust government, arbitrary to unreasonable behaviour |
| Arbitrary (adj) | based on personnel choice or chance rather than reason |
| Despot (n) | a person in power who acts un |
| Plundering (v) | take by force (steal), esp in times of war |
| Disparate (n) | completely different, unlike things or people |
| Suzerain (n) | state or sovereign with limited authority over another self-governing state |
| Verbosity (n) | speaking at tedious length |
| Virtue (n) | the quality or practice of moral excellence |
| Fued (n) | long and bitter hostility between 2 families, clans |
| Watershed (n) | important period or factor serving as a dividing line |
| Interregnum (n) | interval between reigns |
| Hellenism (n) | relating to ancient Greece |
| Parochialism (n) | narrow in outlook or scope |
| Felicitous (adj) | appropriate expression or style |
| Clemency (n) | kind or lenient treatment |
| Internecine (adj) | mutually destructive |
| Irredentist (n) | a person who favours acquisition of territory that was once part of the country |
| Pre-eminence (n) | excelling all others, outstanding |
| Incursion (n) | sudden brief invasion |
| Protégé (n) | person who is protected by another |
| Canton (n) | A subdivision of a country established for political or administrative purposes |
| Vacillate (v) | keep changing one’s mind |
| Prevaricate(v) | Speak or act in an evasive way |
Created by:
alan_t_sansom
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