WORD-LIST 4
No.
WORDS
WORD-MEANIGS
1
Infringe
To break a rule, law etc.
2
Jurisprudence
The study of law and the principles on which law is based
3
Caustic
Describes a chemical that burns and destroys things, esp. anything made of living cells.
Describes a remark or way of speaking that is hurtful, critical or intentionally unkind
4
Precursor
Something which happened or existed before another thing, esp. If it either developed
into it or had an influence on it.
5
Asterisk
The symbol which is used to refer readers to a note at the bottom of a page of text, or to
show that a letter is missing from a word.
6
Bursary
A sum of money given to a person by an organization, such as a university to pay for
them to study.
7
Gregarious
(of people) liking to be with other people, or (esp. of animals) living in groups
8
Doctrinaire
Based too much on fixed beliefs that do not consider practical problems
9
Inclement
Describes weather which is unpleasant, esp. cold or stormy.
10
Igneous
(of rocks) formed from magma (=very hot liquid rock that has cooled)
11
Incriminate
To burn something completely
12
Lodestar
A star esp. the pole star (=a star that can be seen by the people in the northern part of
the world and always shows where north lies), used to help find direction. An example
or principle that people want to follow)
13
Captain
The person in charge of a ship or an aircraft, or the leader of a sports team.
14
Disciple
A person who believes in the ideas and principles of somebody famous and tries to live
the way they do or did
15
Patriarch
Bishop in particular eastern Christian churches. The male leader of a family
16
Discriminate
To treat a person or particular group of people differently esp. in a worse way from the
way in which you treat other people, because of the skin, color, religion, gender etc. to
be able to see the difference the things or people.
17
Violence
Actions or words which are intended to hurt people. Extreme force.
18
Vendetta
A long and violent argument between people or families in which one group tries to
harm the other in order to punish them for things that have happened in past.
19
Humiliate
To make somebody feel ashamed or lose their respect for themselves
20
Aftermath
The period which follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the affects which it
causes
21
Bigot
A person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who thinks that anyone who does
not have the same belief is wrong
22
Bloodbath
An extremely violent event in which a great no. of people are killed
23
Downturn
A reduction in the amount or success of something, such as country’s economic activity
24
Suffer
To experience physical or mental pain.To experience or show the effects of something
bad
25
Endured
To experience something difficult, unpleasant or painful
26
Undergo
To experience something which is unpleasant or which involves a change
27
Countenance
The appearance or expression of sombody's face. To find acceptable , to approve of give
support to
28
Abbreviate
To make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word
29
Policy
A set of ideas or a plan of what to do in part. Situation that has been agreed officially by
a group of people, a business organization, a government or a political party. A
document showing agreement you made with an insurance company.
30
Contract
A legal document that stats and explains a formal agreement between two different
people or groups, or the agreement itself
31
Doctrine
A belief or set of beliefs, esp. political or religious, taught and accepted by a particular
group
32
Captivate
To hold the attention of somebody by being extremely interesting ,exciting ,charming
and attractive
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