1. reunion /riˈjun·jən/ n.
a gathering of people who have been together before, esp. as a special event at a planned time:
 a family reunion

2. perennial /pəˈren·i·əl/ adj.
lasting a long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time:
Each year, the nation’s marketers try to answer the perennial question, What do consumers really want?

3. transgress /trænzˈgres/ v.
breaks a law or rule:
He transgressed the military code of honor and paid a heavy penalty.

4. phonograph /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡrɑːf/ n.
old use for record player

5. mortality /mɔrˈtæl·ɪ·t̬i/ n.
the condition of being mortal:
A sense of her own mortality overcame her.

6. mortician /mɔrˈtɪʃ·ən/ n.
an undertaker

7. repository /rɪˈpɑz·ɪˌtɔr·i/ n.
a place where things are stored:
a nuclear waste repository

8. diastolic /daɪ.əˈstɒl.ɪk/ adj.
relating to the diastole (= the period when the main chamber of the heart is relaxed and filling with blood):
diastolic blood pressure

9. heterosexual /ˌhet.ər.əˈsek.sjʊ.əl/ n.
a person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex

10. monochrome /ˈmɒn.ə.krəʊm/ adj.
using only black, white, and grey, or using only one colour:
Kodak still produces monochrome film.

11. diagonal /dɑɪˈæg·ə·nəl/ adj.
(of a line) straight and sloping, so that it is neither horizontal nor vertical:
A diagonal line in a circle is often used as a symbol to show that certain behavior is forbidden.

12. centennial /senˈten·i·əl/ n.
the day or year that is 100 years after a particular event, esp. an important one; the 100th anniversary:
The sculpture commemorates Wyoming’s centennial.

13. mortal /ˈmɔr·təl/ adj.
(of living things, esp. people) unable to continue living forever; having to die: Humans are mortal and we all eventually die.

14. homogenized /həˈmɑdʒ·əˌnɑɪzd/ adj.
(of a substance) mixed together so that it is equally thick in all parts:
homogenized milk

15. heterodox /ˈhet.ər.ə.dɒks/ adj.
(of beliefs, ideas, or activities) different to and opposing generally accepted beliefs or standards:
His opinions have always been distinctly heterodox.

16. indistinct /ˌɪn·dɪˈstɪŋkt/ adj.
not clear:
an indistinct shape/sound/recollection

17. ingress /ˈɪn.ɡres/ n.
the act of entering something:
There had been an ingress of water into the site.

18. egress /ˈiː.ɡres/ n.
the act or way of leaving a place:
The main egress from the restaurant had been blocked off.

19. annuity /əˈnu··t̬i/ n.
an amount of money paid to someone every year, usually until that person’s death, or the insurance agreement or investment that provides money that is paid this way: A small annuity lets her travel.

20. gradient /ˈgreɪd·i·ənt/ n.
a measure of how steep a slope is, often expressed as a percentage

21. gradual /ˈgrædʒ·u·əl/ adj.
changing or developing slowly or by small degrees:
He has suffered a gradual decline in health over the past year.

22. ramp /ræmp/ n.
a surface connecting a higher and a lower level; a slope:
Wide ramps flanked the stairs at the entrance.

23. incline /ɪnˈklɑɪn/ v.
to lean down, or to place something with one part toward the ground and the opposite part raised:
Marge inclined her head to whisper something to me.

24. cacophony /kəˈkɒf.ə.ni/ n.
an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds:
What a cacophony!

25. moribund /ˈmɒrɪbʌnd/ adj.
used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful:
The figures show a moribund remortgage market.