- 1. Manipulative (adjective)
*clever at controlling or deceiving people to get what you want used in order to show disapproval*
She was sly, selfish, and manipulative.
- 2. Wink (verb)
*to close and open one eye quickly to communicate something or show that something is a secret or joke*
He winked mischievously at Erica.
- 3. Underdog (noun)
*a person, team that is weaker than the others, is always expected to be unsuccessful, and that is often treated badly*
This victory pulled the underdog team within sight of a medal.
- 4. Rival (noun)
*a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight*
This gives the company a competitive advantage over its rivals.
- 5. Triumph (noun)
*an important victory or success after a difficult struggle*
Winning the championship is a great personal triumph.
- 6. Opponent (noun)
*someone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, or argument*
I would rather give in to an opponent than start a fight.
- 7. Cosmopolitan (adjective)
*a cosmopolitan place has people from many different parts of the world*
He is a politician with a cosmopolitan outlook.
- 8. Dishonest (adjective)
*not honest, and so deceiving or cheating people*
People on welfare are wrongly seen as lazy or dishonest.
- 9. Sin (noun)
*an action that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God*
She needed to confess her sins and ask for forgiveness.
- 10. Justification (noun)
*a good and acceptable reason for doing something*
There is no justification for holding her in jail.
- 11. Sanctify (verb)
*to make something seem morally right or acceptable or to give something official approval*
The church doesn’t sanctify gay marriage.
- 12. Monotheism (noun) ←→ Polytheism
*the belief that there is only one God*
It no longer has the purpose to train clergyman for a particular sect; it has become a faculty where students can study monotheism together with various religions.
- 13. Theism (noun)
*the belief in the existence of God*
In that sense, evolution is quite compatible with theism a faith in God.
- 14. Pantheism (noun)
*the religious idea that God and the universe are one thing and that God is present in all nature*
It is a religion based on pantheism.
- 15. Deism (noun)
*the belief in a God who made the world but has no influence on human lives*
It is a theory, called deism.
- 16. Polytheism (noun) ←→ Monotheism
*the belief that there is more than one God*
Even at present, some sects of Buddhism deny the existence of deities and polytheism.
- 17. Incarnation (noun)
*the state of living in the form of a particular person or animal. According to some religions, people have several different incarnations*
She believes she was an Egyptian.
- 18. Resuscitate (verb)
*to make someone breathe again or become conscious after they have almost died*
Doctors managed to resuscitate him,
- 19. Aggressive (adjective)
*behaving in an angry, threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone*
Teachers apparently expect a certain amount of aggressive behavior from boys.
- 20. Persistent (adjective)
*continuing to do something, although this is difficult, or other people warn you not to do it*
If she had not been so persistent she might not have gotten the job.
- 21. Irrational (adjective)
*not based on clear thought or reason*
He is becoming increasingly irrational.
- 22. Sentimental (adjective)
*someone who is sentimental is easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness, often in a way that seems silly to other people*
She said a sentimental goodbye.
- 23. Extrovert (noun)
*someone who is active and confident, and who enjoys spending time with other people*
Her sister was always more of an extrovert.
- 24. Hysterical (adjective)
*unable to control your behavior or emotions because you are very upset, afraid, excited*
Everyone in the studio burst into hysterical laughter.
- 25. Pebble (noun)
*a small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river*
The beach was covered with smooth white pebbles.
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