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Vocabulary Unit V
Another week
Another list…
Connoisseur (n.)
An expert, particularly in the matters of art and taste
Asunder (adv., adj.)
In separate parts; apart from each other in position (I’ll probably use the adverbial form.)
Raze (v)
To tear down; to demolish to the ground
Blighted (adj)
Ruined; destroyed; withered
Aghast (adj)
Horrified
Milieu (n)
Environment; surroundings
Arduous (adj.)
Hard; difficult; tiresome
Coterie (n.)
A circle of close associates or friends; inner circle
Awry (adv; adj)
Twisted; crooked; out of whack; askew; wrong
Table (v)
To remove from consideration; to postpone
Insidious (adj.)
Treacherous; evil (frequently in a sneaky way)
Tyrannical (adj.)
Harsh; oppressive (the act of a tyrant)
Spurn (v)
To reject scornfully