1.servant (n.) [ˋsɝvənt]

one that serves others<a publicservant>;especially:one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer.

EXa : The wealthy family hadservantsto clean and cook for them.

 

2.scapegoat (n.) [ˋskep͵got]

a person who is blamed for something bad that somebody else has done or for some failure.

EX : She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence.

 

3.supersede (v.) [͵supɚˋsid]

to take the place of something/somebody that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available.

EX : The theory has been superseded by more recent research.

 

4.tendentious (adj.) [tɛnˋdɛnʃəs]

marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view.

EX : The author’s tendentious history of the chemical company glosses over its role in one of the most catastrophic environmental accidents in history.

 

5.fester (v.) [ˋfɛstɚ]

to become much worse because you do not deal with them successfully.

EX : Instead of talking the matter over with him, she allowed her resentment to fester in her mind.

 

6.wince (v.) [wɪns]

to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are feeling pain or embarrassment.

EX : He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg.

 

7.disdainful (adj.) [dɪsˋdenfəl]

showing disdain.

EX : She's always been disdainful of people who haven't been to college.

 

8.wicker (adj.) [ˋwɪkɚ]

thin sticks of wood twisted together to make baskets, furniture, etc.

EX : She sat in the back in a wicker arm chair!

 

9.whinge (v.) [hwɪndʒ]

to complain in an annoying way.

EX : She's always whingeing about how unfair everything is.

 

10.disdainful (adj.) [dɪsˋdenfəl]

showing disdain.

EX : She's always been disdainful of people who haven't been to college.

 

11.reprisal (n.) [rɪˋpraɪz!]

a violent or aggressive act towards somebody because of something bad that they have done towards you.

EX : They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals.

 

12.bloated (adj.) [ˋblotɪd]

full of food and feeling uncomfortable.

EX : I felt bloated after the huge meal they'd served.

 

13.awestruck (adj.) [ˋɔstrʌk]

feeling very impressed by something.

EX : People were awestruck by the pictures the satellite sent back to Earth.

 

14.stranglehold(v.) [ˋstræŋg!͵hold]

a strong hold around somebody's neck that makes it difficult for them to breathe.

EX : Both arms were around his neck in a stranglehold.

 

15.scathing (adj.) [ˋskeðɪŋ]

criticizing somebody or something very severely.

EX : Her father gave her a scathing look.

 

16.capricious (adj.) [kəˋprɪʃəs]

showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour.

EX : a movie star who was capricious and difficult to please.

 

17.assimilate(v.) [əˋsɪm!͵et]

to pretend that you have a particular feeling.

EX : After each contribution there will be a silent pause to assimilate what has been said and to perceive what rightly follows.

 

18.despoil (v.) [dɪˋspɔɪl]

to steal something valuable from a place; to make a place less attractive by damaging or destroying it.

EX : Time to think of such things when we have purged the corruption which despoils the land and enslaves my people.

 

19.square (v.) [skwɛr]

forming an angle of 90° exactly or approximately.

EX : The book had rounded, not square, corners.

 

20.strife (adj.) [straɪf]

angry or violent disagreement between two people or groups of people.

EX : The country was torn apart by strife.

 

21.encampment (n.) [ɪnˋkæmpmənt]

a group of tents, huts, etc. where people live together, usually for only a short period of time.

EX : Showing a newly built church with large encampment of tents pitched on the surrounding open ground.

 

22.beguiling (adj.) [bɪˋgaɪl]

attractive and interesting but sometimes mysterious or trying to trick you.

EX : This is perhaps the most beguiling resort on the island.

 

23.refrain (v.) [rɪˋfren]

to stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do.

EX : They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.

 

24.innovation (n.) [͵ɪnəˋveʃən]

the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something.

EX : The company is very interested in product design and innovation.

 

25.rear (n.) [rɪr]

the back part of something.

EX : A trailer was attached to the rear of the truck.