1. furtively
Definition: expressive of stealth; done by stealth
Example: He cast a furtive glance in our direction.
2. indebtedness
Definition: something (as an amount of money) that is owed
Example: His total indebtedness exceeded a year's income.
3. inexorably
Definition: not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
Example: The inexorable rise of a political movement.
4. drift
Definition: the act of driving something along
Example: The slow drift of the clouds.
5. autocracy
Definition: government in which one person possesses unlimited power
Example: The Magna Carta is historically important because it signified the British rejection of autocracy and constituted the first formal restraining of the power of the monarch.
6. trudge
Definition: to walk with slow heavy steps, especially because you are tired or it is difficult to walk.
Example: We trudged home through the snow.
7. expenditure
Definition: money spent by a government, organization, or person; the use of time, money, energy, etc. doing something.
Example: Is Rome worth such expenditure of lives?
8. aplenty
Definition: more than enough.
Example: We found mistakes aplenty in their story.
9. luminous
Definition: very bright very intelligent or beautiful
Example: I saw the cat's luminous eyes in my car's headlights.
10. justify
Definition: to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong.
Example: He tried to justify his behavior by saying that he was being pressured unfairly by his boss.
11. contradiction
Definition: a difference in two or more statements, ideas, stories etc that makes it impossible for both or all of them to be true.
Example: No one was surprised by the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations.
12. besetting
Definition: Trouble or threaten persistently.
Example: What saves it from the besetting fault.
13. scruple
Definition: a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think may be morally wrong.
Example: He had no scruples about selling faulty goods to people.
14. crest
Definition: to reach the top of something such as a hill.
Example: Lovely and intricate, and crested with gold.
15. strife
Definition: Fighting or disagreement between people or groups.
Example: These firms are at strife.
16. negligible
Definition: too slight or unimportant to have any effect.
Example: The damage done to his property was negligible.
17. billow
Definition: a large wave in the sea; a moving cloud of something such as smoke or steam.
Example: The wind blew hard and the sea was billowing.
18. unbrigeable
Definition: an unbridgeable gap or difference between two people or groups or their opinions is one that cannot be closed or made less wide.
Example: he unbridgeable gulf between the rich and the poor.
19. illiterate
Definition: someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write.
Example: It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes.
20. pastoral
Definition: showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way.
Example: A charming pastoral scene made Thomas feel peace.
21. millennium
Definition: a period of 1 000 years, especially as calculated before or after the birth of Christ.
Example: people who have inhabited this land for millennia.
22. subtle
Definition: not obvious, and therefore difficult to notice.
Example: The subtle variation of the rhythm is not the only problem faced by translator.
23. compensate
Definition: to pay someone money because they have suffered an injury or loss.
Example: They must also try to compensate.
24. scathing
Definition: a scathing remark criticizes someone or something very severely.
Example: The scathing editorial simply boils down to an exercise in partisan politics.
25. ambiguous
Definition: uncertain ; having two possible meanings
Example: From her ambiguous answer, I couldn't tell whether she was complimenting or insulting me.