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Hiatus is a break in the action.

Humongous means extraordinarily large


Lyricist is a person who writes the lyrics for a song.
Mistletoe is a plant used in Christmas decorations.
5. Feisty lively, determined, and courageous

hierarchy7

6. Surveillance
noun the close observation of someone
Denouement noun the resolution in the plot

9. Entourage is a group of attendants or associates


Eerie is uncanny, weird.
Geisha is a Japanese woman trained as a singer or dancer.
Mediore is of only ordinary or moderate quality.
Plague is an epidemic disease that causes high morality.
Yacht is a private cruising vessel.8

418. Committee (n)- a body of one or more persons that is subordinate to a deliberative assembly.

19. Scheme (n) - a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or
putting a particular idea into effect.

20. Outrageous (adj.) - very bold, unusual, and startling.


21. Entourage -is a group of attendants or associates
.
22. Eerie is uncanny, weird.

23.assassin(n) - a murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious


reasons.

24. beige (n) - a pale sandy yellowish-brown color.

25.siege (n) - a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off
essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
3. Chrysanthemum - noun: a widely cultivated plant with brightly-colored showy flower heads

conscientious- adjective: careful, particular, taking great care.

liaison - noun: a person who maintains a connection between people or groups.

pterodactyl - noun: any of various extinct flying reptiles, having no feathers.

9. Worcestershire (n) -a savory sauce of vinegar,soy sauce and spices.

15. faux pas (n) - words or behavior that are a social mistake or not polite.

Example: Because Frank made a gigantic faux pas at the Christmas party last year, he is not invited to
this year’s event.

8. Couture(n)- the business of designing, making, and selling fashionable custom-made clothing

10. Depot (n)a place for storing goods or motor vehicles

Queue(n)- a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

4. quintessence (n) is someone or something that is a classic example of a characteristic or persona.

Example: When a person is a classic example of someone who is polite, this is an example of a person
who is the quintessence of good manners.

5. Jaundice (n) is a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and the whites of the eyes
caused by increased amounts of bilirubin in the blood.

Grotesque (adj) strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way:

Example :Diego pressed his face against the window so that what we saw was a grotesque distortion
resembled some alien life form.

Debris (n)- the remains of something broken down or destroyed

6. Nonchalant (adj) -behaving in a calm manner, showing that you are not worried or frightened:
She waited her turn to audition, trying to look nonchalant.

11. Poignant (adj) causing a feeling of sadness.


The monument is a poignant reminder of those who died in the war.

12. Renaissance (n) - a new growth or interest in something, esp. art, literature, or music

1.Schizophrenia (n) -a mental illness in which a person’s thoughts and feelings are not related to
reality

13.Succinct(adj) clear and short; expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:
Keep your letter succinct and to the point.
7. Fuchsia (ADJ) is a vivid purplish red color, named after the color of the flower of the fuchsia plant,
which was named so by a botanist, Charles Plumier.

Sauerkraut (n) cabbage (= large, leafy vegetable) that has been cut into small pieces and preserved in
its own salted juice:

2. Subpoena(V) to order someone to go to a court of law to answer questions, or to order the


appearance of documents in a court of law

Boondock

Lachrymose

14. Pharaoh

Espadrille

Extraterrestrial adjective

adjective: extraterrestrial; adjective: extra-terrestrial

1. of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere.

Onomatopoeia( noun )the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

Philanthropist noun

noun: philanthropist; plural noun: philanthropists

1. a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation
of money to good causes.

Misdemeanor noun

noun: misdemeanour; plural noun: misdemeanours; noun: misdemeanor; plural noun:


misdemeanors

1. a minor wrongdoing.

Chasm . NOUN a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground:
Incandescent (adj) emitting light as a result of being heated.

Xenon noun the chemical element of atomic number 54, a member of the noble gas series. It is
obtained by distillation of liquid air, and is used in some specialized electric lamps.
Flaunt verb display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or
admiration or to show defiance.
Hammock noun a bed made of canvas or of rope mesh and suspended by cords at the ends, used
as garden furniture or on board a ship
Halcyon adjective: denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.

(HALCION )

Waterloo (n) a decisive or final defeat or setback a political waterloo

Czechoslovakia(n). former country in central Europe, south of Poland and east of Germany: in 1993 it
was divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Burgundy (n)54: a dark reddish-purple colour, like the colour of red wine.

Neophyte (n) a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.

Sgraffito (N) a form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a
contrasting color, typically done in plaster or stucco on walls, or in slip on ceramics before firing.

Clammy adj. unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.

Autochthonous (adj) indigenous, native an autochthonous people

Vicissitude (N) the quality or state of being changeable

Heirloom (N) a valuable object that has been given by an older member of a family to a younger
member of the same family, esp. one given several times in this way

Chartreuse (N)is a color between yellow and green that was named because of its resemblance to the
green color of one of the French liqueurs called green chartreuse,
Seagull

Glutinous

Fascism

Misogyny

Wiccan

Narwall

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