LMA II, seria I, grupa I, Italiana

Marin Luiza Valentina

First Lecture

1. Envisage - to form a mental image of; visualize; contemplate; to look in the face of
2. Mercantile - commercial; engaged in trade or commerce
3. Full-fledged - fully developed
4. Rotten boroughs - an election district that has more representatives in a legislative
body than the number of its constituents would normally call for
5. Anthology - a collection of literary passages or works, esp poems, by variousauthors
6. Gentry - an upper or ruling class; aristocracy
7. Dandy - a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance
8. Geopolitically - the geographical and political factors affecting a country or area
9. Bequeath - to hand down; pass on, as to following generations
10. Pace - a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.
11. Socialism - an economic theory or system in which the means of production,distribution,
and exchange are owned by the community collectively,usually through the state
12. Aim - point
13. Inhabitan - a person that is a permanent resident of a particular place orregion
14. Paradox - a statement that seems self-contradictory but in reality expresses a
possible truth.
15. Enfranchise - to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship
16. Compulsory - required; mandatory; obligatory
17. Levers - a means or agency of persuading or of achieving an end
18. Keener - sharp, piercing, or biting
19. Partisan - an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause
20. Laissez-faire - the practice or doctrine of noninterference in the affairs of others
21. Utilitarianism - the theory that the criterion of virtue is utility
22. Crammed - to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold
23. Idle - not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing
24. Wondrous - wonderful; remarkable
25. Welfare - the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity
Lecture Two

1. Gluttony - excessive eating and drinking

2. Whim - an odd or capricious notion or desire
3. Hemp - marijuana
4. Beleaguer - to surround with military forces
5. Contrive - to plan with ingenuity
6. Cunning - skillful; expert
7. Cohere - to stick together
8. Endeavour - to attempt
9. Construe - to translate, especially orally; to analyze the syntax of;
to rehearse the applicable grammatical rules of
10. Allotment - a plot of land rented to a gardener
11. Quarrel - an angry dispute or altercation
12. Upholster - to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing,springs, etc.
13. Shriek - a loud, sharp, shrill cry
14. Perennial - lasting for an indefinitely long time
15. Ethos - the fundamental character or spirit of a culture
16. Striking - attractive; impressive
17. Highfalutin - pompous; pretentious
18. Henceforth - from now on
19. Regiment – government; a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or
battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units
20. Chivalry - the rules and customs of medieval knighthood
21. Missionary - a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other
activities, as educational or hospital work; a person who is sent on a mission
22. Mammonism - the greedy pursuit of riches
23. Grumble - to express or utter with murmuring or complaining
24. Clay - earth; mud ;the human body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul;
25. Gild - to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to
Lectures three and four

1. Tepid - moderately warm

2. Fervent - having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.
3. Catechism - instruction by a series of questions and answers,
a book containing such instruction on the religious doctrine of a Christian Church
4. Liberal - favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs
5. Zealous – full of enthusiastic devotion
6. Greedy - excessively desirous of wealth
7. Belated - late, delayed
8. Pulpit - preaching
9. Meritorious - deserving praise, reward
10. Dogma - an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior,etc.
11. Infringing - to commit a breach or infraction
12. Peculiar - strange; odd
13. Akin - related by blood
14. Equitableness - fair; reasonable
15. Ape - any primate except humans
16. Veer - to change direction, turn
17. Branch - a local operating division of a business
18. Authoritarian - exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of others
19. Treatise - a formal work on a subject
20. Falsehood - a false statement
21. Intercourse - dealings or communication between individuals, groups, countries, etc.
22. Apprehend - to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority
23. Ascertain - to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance
24. Realm - a royal domain; kingdom
25. Suppress - to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.)
26. Coercion - use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance
27. Infallibility -immune from fallacy or liability to error in expoundingmatters of faith or
morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church.
28. Asymptote - a straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables in
theequation of the curve approaches infinity.
29. Yield - to produce or furnish (payment, profit, or interest)
30. Asserts - to state with assurance, confidence, or force
Lectures five and six

1. Endowed - to provide with a permanent fund or source of income

2. Repository - an abundant source or supply; storehouse
3. Hermeneutics - the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
4. Canon - an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent
authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
5. Jocose - given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful
6. Delineate - to portray in words; describe or outline with precision
7. Dichotomic - division into two parts, kinds, etc.
8. Minister -a person authorized to conduct religious worship
9. Deliverance - a thought or judgment expressed
10. Disinterested - not interested; indifferent
11. Aloof - at a distance, especially in feeling or interest
12. Excerpts - a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film etc.
13. Embody - to embrace or comprise
14. Briskly - quick and active; sharp and stimulating; abrupt; curt
15. Endeavour - to attempt; try
16. Reenactment - to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of:
17. Mildness - amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others
18. Thorns - a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch
19. Adequate - as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose
20. Implement - a means; agent
21. Perilous - hazardous; dangerous
22. Propagate - to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed.
23. Pathos - the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech,
or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity
24. Prevail - to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence
25. Spoil - to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its value
26. Exagerbate - to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate
27. Saddle - a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal
28. Purge - to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify
29. Keen - sharp, piercing, or biting
30. Thence - from that fact or reason; therefore
31. Fetch - to go and bring back; return with; get
32. Self-deception - the act or fact of deceiving oneself
33. Rummage - to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.)
34. Poise - a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight
35. Meed - a reward or recompense
36. Fickle - likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability
37. Expostulate - to argue or reason (with), in order to dissuade from an action or intention
38. Vane - a flat plate or blade of metal mounted on a vertical axis in an exposed position to
indicate wind direction
39. Dome - a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof
40. Slate - a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that trends
to split along parallel cleavage planes