ENGLISH 3 VOCABULARY

Unit Five

1. connoisseur (noun)

1. connoisseur (noun)

An expert, particularly in the matters of art and taste

2. asunder (adverb)

2. asunder (adverb)

Into separate parts

In or into pieces

3. raze (verb)

3. raze (verb)

To tear down

To demolish to the ground

4. blighted (adjective)

4. blighted (adjective)

Ruined

Destroyed

Withered

5. aghast (adjective)

5. aghast (adjective)

Horrified

6. milieu (noun)

6. milieu (noun)

Environment; surroundings

7. arduous (adjective)

7. arduous (adjective)

Hard; difficult

Tiresome

8. coterie (noun)

8. coterie (noun)

A circle of close associates or friends

Inner circle

9. awry (adjective)

9. awry (adjective)

Twisted; crooked

Out of whack

Wrong

10. table (verb)

10. table (verb)

To remove from consideration

To postpone

11. insidious (adjective)

11. insidious (adjective)

Treacherous

Evil (frequently in a sneaky way)

12. tyrannical (adjective)

12. tyrannical (adjective)

Harsh; oppressive (the act of a tyrant)

13. spurn (verb)

13. spurn (verb)

To reject scornfully

14. falter (verb)

14. falter (verb)

To lose confidence

15. dote (verb)

15. dote (verb)

To show extreme fondness

Pay a lot of attention to someone