l   amble/ˈæmb(ə)l/

Definition: to walk in a slow relaxed way

Example: Visitors can amble along miles of winding trails.

 

l   oligarchy/ˈɒlɪˌɡɑː(r)ki/

Definition: government by the few

Example: The nation is oligarchy.

 

l   monarchy/ˈmɑnərki/

Definition1: a type of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen

Example: They supported the idea of monarchy as the natural states of the things.

Definition2: a country is ruled by a king or queen

Example: The kingdom of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy.

 

l   monotheism/ˈmɑnəθiˌɪzəm/

Definition: the doctrine or belief that there is but one God

Example: The Hebrew religion is monotheistic.

 

l   redeemer/rɪˈdimər/

Definition: a person who redeems , especially capitalized Jesus

Example: He was considered the redeemer of the family's reputation.

 

l   satirize/ˈsætəˌraɪz/

Definition: to use satire as a way of criticizing people or things and making them seem silly

Example: He latest book satirizes the media.

 

l   bandit/ˈbændɪt/

Definition: a thief who attacks travelers , usually with other thieves

Example: There were bandits that would attack travelers as they passed through their lands.

 

l   commodity/kəˈmɑdəti/

Definition: something is useful and necessary

Example: Time is our most valuable commodity.

 

l   conjecture/kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/

Definition: the development of a theory or guess based on the information that is not complete

Example: The cause of the crash is pure conjecture at this point.

 

l   recitation/ˌresɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Definition: a performance in which you recite a poem or story

Example: He gave recitations from Shakespeare.

 

l   intricate/ˈɪntrɪkət/

Definition: very complicated and difficult to understand or learn

Example: The intricate machine requires a skilled operator.

 

l   wrath/rɑθ/

Definition: extreme anger

Example: They feared his wrath.

 

l   chieftain/ˈtʃiftən/

Definition: the leader of a tribe

Example: I just want to talk to your chieftain.

 

l   infantry/ˈɪnfəntri/

Definition: soldiers who fight on foot , not on horses or in tanks or other vehicles

Example: Infantry still plays an important part in war.

 

l   jut (v) /dʒʌt/

Definition: to be farther forward than other things and normal

Example: Her hip bones jutted out.

 

l   grotesque/ɡroʊˈtesk/

Definition1: extremely ugly and strange

Example: Grotesque faces are carved over the doorway of the old building.

Definition2: unreasonable , or offensive

Example: He called the original broadcast a grotesque distortion.

 

l   spite/spaɪt/

Definition: a feeling of wanting to upset someone or cause problems for them , especially you think something is unfair

Example: She refuses out of spite.

 

l   siege/sidʒ/

Definition1: an attack in which an army surrounds a castle or city in order to prevent the people inside from receiving food and water

Example: The troops prepared to withstand a long siege.

Definition2: a situation in which a group of people surround a building in order to protest about something or to force the people inside to come out

Example: Police surrounded the house for a 12 hour siege.

 

l   duel/ˈduəl/

Definition1: a close competition between two people or teams

Example: They both decided that the matter be settled by a duel.

Definition2: an argument between two people

Example: They was locked in a verbal duel.

 

l   appease/əˈpiz/

Definition1: to give your opponents what they want

Example: By failing to condemn the march , she was appeasing left-wing elements in the party.

Definition2: to say or do something in order to make someone feel less angry

Example: Nothing could appease the crying child.

 

l   heir /ɛr/

Definition1: someone who will receive money, property, or a title when another person dies

Example1: Hesketh was the heir to a grocery fortune.

Example2: Richard was now heir to the throne of the Angevin Empire.

Definition2: the next person to have a particular job or to continue someone's work or ideas

Example: the heirs to Mussolini's fascist regime

 

l   hamper /ˋhæmpɚ/

Definition: to prevent something from happening or progressing normally

Example: The search was hampered by heavy snowfall.

 

l   affirmative /əˋfɝmətɪv/

Definition1: showing that you mean "yes"

Example: Her answer was affirmative.

Definition2: showing support for something

Example: the affirmative side in a debate

 

l   rebuke /rɪˋbjuk/

Definition: to tell someone that they have behaved badly. The usual word is tell off.

Example: She often rebukes him for careless.

 

l   censure /ˋsɛnʃɚ/

Definition: severe criticism of someone

Example: The judge censured the driver but didn’t fine him.