General Vocabulary

cigar C2

/sɪˈɡɑɹ/ a roll of tobacco leaves made to be smoked M S

filth C2

/fɪlθ/ disgusting dirt, refuse, or other foul matter M S

jag C2

/dʒæɡ/ a sharp projection or rough point on an edge or surface M S

loch C2

/lɔx/ in Scotland, a lake or a narrow arm of the sea M S

charisma C2

/kəˈɹɪzmə/ a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others M S

starlight C2

/ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/ Light emitted from stars. M S

armageddon C2

/ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ the end of the world M S

dem C2

/dɛm/ Clipping of Democrat. M S

hindsight C2

/ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/ Understanding of an event only after it has already happened. M S

smudge C2

/ˈsmʌdʒ/ a blemish made by dirt M S

crutch C2

/kɹʌt͡ʃ/ anything that serves as an expedient M S

salvo C2

/ˈsælvoʊ/ a sudden outburst of cheers M S

inkling C2

/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ a slight suggestion or vague understanding M S

libido C2

/ləˈbaɪˌdoʊ/ a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire M S

smut C2

/smʌt/ sexually explicit or obscene writing, images, or other material, especially when regarded as having little artistic value M S

rummage C2

/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ a thorough search for something, often causing disorder or confusion M S

trove C2

/troʊv/ a valuable or interesting collection of things, especially one that has been discovered M S

paraphernalia C2

/ˌpɛɹəfɚˈneɪli.ə/ a collection of miscellaneous equipment or objects used for a particular activity M S

voyeur C2

/vɔɪˈjɜɹ/ a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others M S

hullo C2

/hʌˈləʊ/ an expression of greeting M S

throwback C2

/ˈθɹoʊ.bæk/ a reappearance of an ancestral trait or a person or thing resembling an earlier type M S

zealot C2

/ˈzɛl.ət/ a fervent and even militant proponent of something M S

scion C2

/ˈsaɪ.ən/ a descendent or heir M S

milkmaid C2

/ˈmɪlkmeɪd/ a woman who works in a dairy M S

goer C2

/ˈɡoʊɚ/ One who, or that which, goes. M S

nib C2

/nɪb/ the pointed part of a pen that contacts the writing surface and delivers ink M S

libidinous C2

/lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/ driven by lust M S

bravura C2

/brəvˈjʊrə/ brilliant and showy technical skill M S

joist C2

/d͡ʒɔɪst/ beam used to support floors or roofs M S

calyx C2

/ˈkæ.lɪks/ (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud M S

hotchpotch C2

/ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ a confused or miscellaneous mixture of different things M S

cigarillo C2

/ˌsɪɡ.əˈrɪl.oʊ/ a small, narrow cigar, usually only somewhat larger than a cigarette and wrapped in tobacco leaf or tobacco-based material rather than ordinary paper M S

cheroot C2

/ʃəˈruːt/ a short, narrow cigar with both ends cut flat M S

lasciviousness C2

/ləˈsɪvi.əsnəs/ feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness M S

miscellany C2

/ˈmɪsəˌleɪni/ a varied collection or mixture of different kinds of things M S

dottle C2

/ˈdɑː.təl/ the partly burned or unburned plug of tobacco left in the bowl of a pipe M S

reinterpretation C2

/riːɪnˌtɝːprəˈteɪʃən/ a new or different interpretation M S

unsaved C2

/ˌʌnˈseɪvd/ not preserved, rescued, or protected from loss or destruction M S

postprandial C2

/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpɹæn.di.əl/ following a meal, especially dinner M S

rencontre C2

/rɑːnˈkɑːntrə/ literary or archaic: a chance or unexpected meeting or encounter M S

promptitude C2

/ˈprɑːmp.təˌtuːd/ the characteristic of doing things without delay M S

appurtenance C2

/əˈpɝtənəns/ an accessory, subordinate part, or piece of equipment belonging to something more important M S

limn C2

/lɪm/ to depict, describe, or delineate clearly in words or images M S

glory in C2

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bona fide C2

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dole out C2

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flatout C2

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ad lib C2

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eke out C2

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inconveniency C2

/ˌɪnkənˈvinjənsi/ inconvenience; the quality or fact of causing difficulty or trouble M S

penetralia C2

/ˌpɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.li.ə/ the innermost parts M S