E9H S2, Unit 1 Vocab

having a body that moves easily and gracefully

in a way that moves easily and gracefully

old and no longer used; old fashioned and needing to be replaced; from ancient times

(especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically)

someone who pays too much attention to rules or to small unimportant details, especially someone who criticizes other people in an extremely annoying way

in a way that is paying too much attention to rules or unimportant details

the belief or act that focuses too much attention to rules or unimportant details

ordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas

the characteristics that are not interesting or too ordinary, typically due to a lack of new or different ideas

pleasant mental or physical tiredness or lack of activity; weakness or weariness of body or mind

in a way that is pleasant mental or physical tiredness

describing actions as having languor

secret or mysterious; only known to a small group of people

kind and generous, especially to someone that you have defeated

done in a way that is kind and generous, especially towards someone you have defeated

the characteristic of being kind and generous, especially towards someone you have defeated

[in medical circumstances] not harmful or causing death

[in nonmedical circumstances] kind and gentle

giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud; arrogant and domineering; tyrannical

the characteristics of giving orders and expecting them to be obeyed; arrogance or dominance; tyrannical

done in a way that is giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud; arrogant and domineering; tyrannical

a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different; a statement that seems impossible because it contains two opposing ideas that are both true

something that is contradictory while being true also

done in a way that is contradictory

to keep thinking about something that you are worried or upset about; anxiously or gloomily ponder

showing deep gloominess or anxiety while in thought

a statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas

relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; extreme or far-reaching

a person who speaks with the fundamental or extreme position on something

done in a way that is extreme or far-reaching

to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one; to make someone angry, especially deliberately

the event that causes someone to being angry

having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things etc

the state of having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things, etc.

reasonable and likely to be true or successful

not reasonable or like to be true/successful

the state of being reasonable and likely to be true or successful

the act of being reasonable and likely to be true or successful

an event (such as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur; something that might happen as a result of something else

something intended to be used if a possible situation does arise

depending on something that may happen in the future

a union of two or more political parties that allows them to form a government or fight an election together; group of people who join together to achieve a particular purpose, usually a political one

jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated

done in a way that is jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated;