1. prose  KK[proz]  (n.)
written language in its usual form, as opposed to poetry
Newspapers are written in prose.

2. conjecture  KK[kənˋdʒɛktʃɚ]  (n.) 
the act of thinking of reasons, explanations etc without having very much information to base them on
Her conjecture that the election would be a landslide proved to be true.

3. incidence  KK[ˋɪnsədns]  (n.)
formal -the number of times something bad happens, for example how many people have a particular illness or how many crimes there are
There's a high incidence of heart disease there.

4. interrelate  KK[͵ɪntɚrɪˋlet]  (v.)
if two things interrelate or you interrelate them, they are connected and have an effect on each other

5. forebear  KK[ˋfor͵bɛr]  (n.)
formal -someone who was a member of your family a long time in the past

6. inhabitant  KK[ɪnˋhæbətənt]  (n.)
one of the people who live in a particular place
The inhabitants of the island were friendly.

7. virtually  KK[ˋvɝtʃʊəlɪ]  (adv.)
so nearly that any difference is not important
This opinion was held by virtually all the experts.

8. oblige  KK[əˋblaɪdʒ]  (v.)
to make it necessary for someone to do something
I was obliged to abandon that idea.

9. imperative  KK[ɪmˋpɛrətɪv]  (adj.)
extremely important and needing to be done or dealt with immediately
He made an imperative gesture.

10. cadence  KK[ˋkedns]  (n.)
the way someone's voice rises and falls, especially when reading out loud
He liked the relaxed cadence of his retired life.

11. antiquity  KK[ænˋtɪkwətɪ]  (n.)
ancient times
Homer was a great man of antiquity.

12. aesthetic  KK[ɛsˋθɛtɪk]  (adj.)
connected with beauty and the study of beauty
The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.

13. preach  KK[pritʃ]  (v.)
to give a talk in public about a religious subject, especially about the correct moral way for people to behave
He devoted his life to preaching the word of God.

14. superb  KK[sʊˋpɝb]  (adj.)
extremely good; excellent
The queen's jewels are superb.

15. curriculum  KK[kəˋrɪkjələm]  (n.)
the basic subjects that someone must study in school
The student is very knowledgeable because he also studies things not in the curriculum.

16. flogging  KK[ˋflɑgɪŋ]  (n.)
a punishment in which someone is severely beaten with a whip or stick
He received a good flogging.

17. impart  KK[ɪmˋpɑrt]  (v.)
to give information, knowledge, wisdom etc to someone
The red curtains impart a certain elegance to the room.

18. excruciating  KK[ɪk`skruʃɪˏetɪŋ]  (adj.)
extremely painful, so that you are unable to move or do something
When I bend my arm the pain is excruciating.

19. melodious  KK[məˋlodɪəs]  (adj.)
formal -having a pleasant tune or a pleasant sound like music
These are the melodious notes of a thrush.

20. doctrine  KK[ˋdɑktrɪn]  (n.)
a belief or set of beliefs that form the main part of a religion or system of ideas
Darwin's doctrine of evolution 

21. attuned  KK[əˋtjund]  (adj.)
familiar with the way someone thinks or behaves so that you can react to them in a suitable way
She seemed unusually attuned to people's feelings.

22. meander  KK[mɪˋændɚ]  (v.)
to walk in a slow, relaxed way, not in any particular direction

23. specter  KK[ˋspɛktɚ]  (n.)
the spectre of -something that people are afraid of because it may affect them soon
The specter of unemployment haunted the land.

24. apathy  KK[ˋæpəθɪ]  (adj.)
the feeling of not being interested or not caring, either about a particular thing or about life
She heard the story with apathy.

25. alleviate  KK[əˋlivɪ͵et]  (v.)
to make something less painful or difficult
She alleviated her mind by listening to music.