1.compensate (v.)[ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt]

to pay someone money because they have suffered an injury or loss.

Ex: We compensate workers for injuries suffered at their work .

 

2.solemn (adj.)[ˋsɑləm]

Formal and dignified

Ex: He was very solemn and refrained from talking .

 

3.oath (n.) [oθ]

 A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior

Ex: He took an oath to give up gambling.

 

4.hearsay (n.) [ˋhɪr͵se]

Information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor

 

5.senseless (adj.) [ˋsɛnslɪs]

(of a person) Unconscious

Ex: He lay there senseless .

 

6.helmsman (n.) [ˋhɛlmzmən]

A person who steers a ship or boat

 

7.scheme (v.) [skim]

Make plans, esp. in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong

 Ex: Jack ' s scheme for raising money is practicable .

 

8,herald (v.) [ˋhɛrəld]

Be a sign that (something) is about to happen

Ex: In England the cuckoo is the herald of Spring .

 

9.urgent (adj.) [ˋɝdʒənt]

(of a state or situation) Requiring immediate action or attention

 Ex: It ' s urgent ; come quick !

 

10.omen (n.) [ˋomən]

anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.

Ex: Some magpies were singing in the tree when I left home for the first time , a good omen in Chinese culture .

 

11.perverse (adj.) [pɚˋvɝs]

willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.

 Ex: I felt a perverse desire to accept his challenge .

 

12.awestruck (adj.) [ˋɔstrʌk]

filled with awe

 

13.atrocity (n.) [əˋtrɑsətɪ]

the quality or state of being atrocious

Ex: The aggressors committed appalling atrocities .

 

14.colonist (n.) [ˋkɑlənɪst]

an inhabitant of a colony

Ex: Life was hard for the early colonists in the United States .

 

15.indignation (n.)[ ͵ɪndɪgˋneʃən]

strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.

 Ex: Reports of child abuse aroused public indignation .

 

16.seductive (adj.) [sɪˋdʌktɪv]

tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.

 

17.drift (v.) [drɪft]

to be carried along by currents of water or air, or by the force of circumstances.

Ex: He watched the boat drift downstream .

 

18.lofty (adj.) [ˋlɔftɪ]

extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering

Ex: We stood in awe of the lofty redwood trees .

 

19.nonsense (n.) [ˋnɑnsɛns]

words or language having little or no sense or meaning

Ex: I won ' t put up with any more of your nonsense - - now get down to work .

 

20.excel (v.) [ɪkˋsɛl]

anything of trifling importance or of little or no use

Ex: She excels the rest of the class in English .

 

21.relativistic(adj.) [͵rɛlətɪˋvɪstɪk]

Accurately described only by the theory of relativity

 

22.unrecorded (adj.) [ˋʌnrɪˋkɔrdɪd]

not written down or recorded

 

23.savagery (n.) [ˋsævɪdʒrɪ]

The quality of being fierce or cruel

 

24.rhetorical (adj.) [rɪˋtɔrɪk!]

Of, relating to, or concerned with the art of rhetoric

 

25.expediency (n.) [ɪkˋspidɪənsɪ]

The quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience