JHS Department 4.

( S.Y. 2023-2024 )

1 abasement /əˈbeɪs.mənt/ n the action or fact of abasing or being abased;

humiliation or degradation:
2 abstemious /æbˈstiː.mi.əs/ adj not doing things that give you pleasure,
especially not eating good food or drinking
alcohol:
3 befuddled /bɪˈfʌd.əld/ adj confused:

4 clientele /ˌkliː.ɒnˈtel/ n the customers of a shop, bar, or place of

entertainment:
5 encumber /ɪnˈkʌm.bər/ vb to weigh someone or something down, or to
make it difficult for someone to do something:
6 epitomize /ɪˈpɪt.ə.maɪz/ vb to be a perfect example of a quality or type of
thing:
7 insentient /ɪnˈsɛnʃ(ə)nt/ adj incapable of feeling or understanding things;
inanimate:
8 insolence /ˈɪn.səl.əns/ n rude and disrespectful behavior

9 jingoistic /ˌdʒɪŋ.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk/ adj characterized by extreme patriotism,

especially in the form of aggressive or warlike
foreign policy:
1 libertarian /ˌlɪb.əˈteə.ri.ən/ n a person who believes that people should be
0 free to think and behave as they want and
should not have limits put on them by
governments:
1 malinger /məˈlɪŋ.ɡər/ vb to pretend to be ill in order to avoid having to
1 work:
1 multifarious /ˌmʌl.tɪˈfeə.ri.əs/ adj of many different types:
2
1 obviate /ˈɒb.vi.eɪt/ vb to remove a difficulty, especially so that
3 action to deal with it becomes unnecessary:
1 plaudit /ˈplɔː.dɪt/ n praise:
4
1 profundity /prəˈfʌn.də.ti/ n the quality of showing a clear and deep
5 understanding of serious matters:
1 reminiscent /ˌrem.ɪˈnɪs.ənt/ adj making you remember a particular person,
6 event, or thing:
1 salubrious /səˈluː.bri.əs/ adj health-giving; healthy:
7
1 turpitude /ˈtɜː.pɪ.tʃuːd/ n depraved or wicked behavior or character:
8
1 vehemence /ˈviː.ə.məns/ n great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or
9 expression:
2 virulent /ˈvɪr.ə.lənt adj (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or
0 harmful in its effects: