work on vocabulary - vol 1
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Work on vocabularyfor
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
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Inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent (Oxford Concise dict.)
Inevitable, unavoidable
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Unwonted
Unusual, unaccustomed (Oxford Concise dict.)
Being out of the ordinary
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Innocuous
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Pandemonium
Very noisy place / wild uproar or
noise
Synonym: Clamor
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Pandemonium
Synonyms:
tumult, Chaos
Source: Cambridge dictionnaries
online
Definition:
A situation in which there is a lot
of noise and confusion
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Stubbornetermined to do what you want and very unwilling to change your mind
Obstinate
EcstasyExtreme emotional feeling of very great happiness.
Rapture, frenzy
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Stubborn : determinated not to change your
opinion or attitude.
syn: obstinated, persistant
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Obdurate
Stubborn, obstinate
Stubbornly refusing to change onesopinion or course of action (Oxford dictionnary)
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Stubbornly refusing to change ones opinion or course of action :
Eg : I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate- Oxford Dictionary
Synonyms :
adamant, obstinate, inexorable,
set in stone.
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Dominant
Ascendant, superior
Having power and influence over others. (Oxford dictionnary)
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(of a young person) Inexperienced and immature :
Eg : Earnest and callow undergraduates
Teach him I can not. No patience the boy has.-Yoda
Synonyms : juvenility, immaturity
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Solidarity
Union of interests, purposes or sympathies among members
of a group
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Stubborn
To be firmly resolved or determined
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Stubborn
refusing to comply, agree, or give in
Obstinate, resolute
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Belligerent
Belligerent : in favor of fight ; person or country engaged in fighting of war.
Synonyms : combative, pugnacious, warring, litigious.
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Paradox an absurd or self-contradictory statement
Absurdity, inconsistency
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Ignominious
Causes Public shame or disgrace.
Synonym: Despicable
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Imperious
Imperious: expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they weren't as
important as you.
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Vicarious
VICARIOUS: (Oxford Dictionaries) 1. experienced in the imagination through the
feelings or actions of another person. 2. acting or done for another.
Synonyms : 1. empathetic. 2. delegated.
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Transient
TRANSIENT : (Oxford Dictionaries)adjectivelasting only for a short
time. noun1. a person who is staying or working in a place for a short
time only. 2. a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frenquency.
Synonym : impermanent, temporary, fugacious.