- 1. Runt (noun)
*the smallest and least developed baby animal of a group born at the same time*
I took care of the runt kitten.
- 2. Shriek (verb)
*to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain*
They were dragged from their homes, shrieking and weeping.
- 3. Sop (noun)
*something not very important or valuable that a government or someone in authority offers to people to stop them from complaining or protesting – used to show disapproval*
The company agreed to inspect the river regularly, as a sop to the environmental lobby.
- 4. Axe (verb)
*to suddenly dismiss someone from their job*
There are plans to axe 2700 staff.
- 5. Certainly (adjective)
*without any doubt*
I certainly never expected to become a writer.
- 6. Rupture (verb)
*to break or burst, or to make something break or burst*
Friendly relations were ruptured.
- 7. Injustice (noun)
*a situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights*
The movie deals with injustices suffered by Native Americans.
- 8. Untimely (adjective)
*happening too soon or sooner than you expected*
The announcement brought the meeting to an untimely end.
- 9. Foolish (adjective)
*a foolish action, remark etc is stupid and shows that someone is not thinking sensibly*
I have been never heard anything so foolish in all my life.
- 10. Avert (verb)
*to prevent something unpleasant from happening*
The tragedy could have been averted if the crew had followed safety procedures.
- 11. Miserable (adjective)
*extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated*
I spent the weekend feeling miserable.
- 12. Distribute (verb)
*to share things among group of people, especially in a planned way*
Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees in Africa.
- 13. Promptly (adjective)
*at the right time without being late*
She arrived promptly.
- 14. Giggle (verb)
*to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed*
If you cannot stop giggling you will have to leave the room.
- 15. Outburst (noun)
*something you say suddenly that expresses a strong emotion, especially anger*
He later apologized for his outburst.
- 16. Kinship (noun)
*a strong connection between people*
The sense of kinship between the two men is surprising.
- 17. Vellum (noun)
*a material used for covering books or writing on, made from the skin of young cows, sheep, or goats*
The manuscript is written on vellum and paper.
- 18. Prosody (noun)
*the patterns of sound and rhythm in poetry and spoken language, or the rules for arranging these patterns*
The present invention involves modifying the prosody of the speech output signal by using the prosody of the user’s response to a prompt.
- 19. Celibacy (adjective)
*not married and not having sex, especially because of your religious beliefs*
Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.
- 20. Satirize (verb)
*to use satire to make people see someone’s or something’s faults*
His films, which satirize human desires, have earned steady popular and critical acclaim.
- 21. Diatribe (noun)
*a long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely*
His speech was a diatribe against opposite party from beginning to end.
- 22. Polemic (noun)
*a written or spoken statement that strongly criticizes or defends a particular idea, opinion, or person*
Before long, the dispute degenerated into fierce polemics.
- 23. Cadence (noun)
*the way someone’s voice rises and falls, especially when reading out loud*
The cadence of the sentences is vivid such as birds are warbling and stop warbling.
- 24. Sham (noun)
*someone or something that is not what they are claimed to be – used to show disapproval*
The elections were a complete sham.
- 25. Adherence (noun)
*when someone behaves according to a particular rule, belief, principle*
Excessive adherence to form can render a work lifeless.
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