English Vocab 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

protection, sponsorship

favorable, promising a good outcome

wearied, dulled or bored by having too much, overindulgence

make up for a wrong

obscene, indecent, lustful, vulgar

briefly and clearly expressed

reserved, detached, unconcerned, indifferent

full of hearty humor and fun, jolly

gloomy, grave

stray from the truth, mislead

speech or writing in praise of something, especially one who is dead

pleasant, mild, or inoffensive expression substituted for an unpleasant of offensive one

science of improving a breed or species through selection of parents

feeling of complete well-being, great happiness, bliss

mercy killing, painlessly putting to death

shorten, reduce, lessen

ridiculous imitation

doubt or uneasiness as to what is right or proper

great destruction or confusion

wise, trusted teacher or counselor

looking worn and tired

characteristic of an ideal society; visionary

changeable; unpredictable; lively

lacking self-confidence; timid; unassertive

pretending to be what one is not, especially to have feelings, beliefs or virtues that one does not have

long speech by one person

marriage with one person at a time

tiresome because lacking variety, repetitively dull

belief in one god

total control of a product or a service; company that is in total control; exclusive control or possession of anything

extremely active; eager; devoted

honest; straightforward; truthful

occurring after death

charm; fascinate; please greatly

plan or animal that lives on or in another and feeds off this other’s body; a person receiving support without giving anything useful or meaningful in return.

humiliation; disappointment; irritation

insincere talk; special language of a social class, trade, or profession

short-lived, fleeting, lasting a very short time

skillful, clever

threatening, wicked, evil

someone who speaks two languages equally; pertaining to two languages

marriage to two people at the same time

two-footed animal

having or concerning two sides, parties, countries, etc.

eyeglasses with lenses that have two sections for correcting both close and distant vision.

disgrace, humiliation, shame

without dishonesty of trickery

brief story of an interesting or amusing incident

noisy confusion

strict disciplinarian

lazy

follow a winding course; wander idly or aimlessly

advanced beyond one’s age

someone blamed for the faults of other

password, slogan or custom characteristic of a certain group and used to distinguish that group; empty, outworn expression or doctrine

persuade, bring about, cause

lead astray; persuade one to do wrong; persuade one to have sexual intercourse

carry off by force; kidnap

slander

leading, contributing, promoting, helpful

One who believes it’s impossible to know whether or not God exists

favoritism to relatives in giving jobs and offices

puzzling, mysterious, and perplexing

completely obvious, often offensively so; shameless

unclear, hazy, indistinct

forcing rigid conformity

defame, speak ill of, attack the reputation of

commonplace, dull, uninspired

easily managed, controlled, or taught; gentle; submissive

refuse to deal with as a means of protest and persuasion

great slaughter; massacre

pertaining to desires of the flesh; sensual, sexual, lustful, worldly

flesh-eating

having bodily form, especially human form; personified

rebirth in another body