Vocabulary for Chapters 6-10

Definitions and sentences:

1.aspiring:  Hope to succeed in a specific job, activity or way of life

Ex: Miss is the greatest aspiring of each contestant in the competition.

2.vernacular: a language that ordinary people use, especially languages ​​that are not the official language

Ex: We used vernacular to talk about the historical sites in our homeland

3.premonition: A strange feeling, maybe something bad, will happen

Ex: She had a premonition that her company would have terrible problems

4.postmortem: happening after the end of something; After the event

Ex: An autopsy was investigating the postmortem girl’s body in an accident

5.embedded: place something deep into another object

Ex: she got a piece of iron embedded in her hand

6.deadpan: it sounds like a serious but very funny story

Ex: Today her performance is very bad, her eyes are lifeless like the deadpan

7.vacuous: useless or unintelligent

Ex: whenever I’m stressed or the pressure of my mind is vacuous

8.gait: the physique that someone goes

Ex: That model has a very attractive gait

9.letterhead: in the beginning of the letter, people usually write their name and address

Ex: You need to write your name and address on letterhead

10.edema: A fluid under the skin that causes the body to deform

Ex: she has edema and it seems to be getting worse

11.promiscuity: There are many lovers, unfaithful.

Ex: The ideal type for love is usually someone who is not promiscuity person

12.unprecedented: Never heard or never known

Ex: She announced the entire experiment process, an unprecedented fact discovered

13.perenially:  persist for a long time, or occur repeatedly

Ex: He has perenially worked at the company

14.relapsed:  After the disease was cured, the disease returned

Ex: After a thorough examination, the doctor said his illness had relapsed

15.litany: it was a prayer, when the priest asked, everyone answered

Ex: There are several religions that use litany at important ceremonies

16.enamored: like something very much

Ex: He was enamored the newly purchased robots

17.exclusivity: something special and only one person has

Ex: Every fashion designer emphasizes their exclusivity with their own styles

18.unencumnered: not being caught by something, freely moving

Ex: This is the first time I have been unencumnered in my own life

19.sovereignty: be free in many ways, and do everything

Ex: After being freed from the wicked people she regained her sovereignty

20.sentiments: That is the emotional emotion, feeling like or cherishing

Ex: He has special sentiments for his colleague

21.disembarked: getting on and off trains or planes

Ex: All the flight attendants smiled and waved when the passengers disembarked

22.martyrs: Those who died for the sake of the country could fight

Ex: his death for saving the country made him a martyr in the hearts of the people

23.insidious: crafty work and causing serious problems

Ex: She used her insidious ways to cover up the crime

24.corporate: an organization of many people

Ex: Corporate America are moving their headquarters to Asian countries

25.liberated: freedom to behave the way you want and not limited

Ex: The birds seem to be liberated after a long period of captivity

26.picturesque: A picturesque place is beautiful

Ex: Images of sunsets in this pristine waters are picturesque

27.lacquered: a liquid painted onto metal or wood to form a hard shiny surface 

Ex: This wooden table has been coated with a particularly strong and shiny lacquer

28.disengagement:  stop participating or interested in something

Ex: disengagement is what everyone wants to have when they get old

29.anomaly: is something we should care about because it’s different from normal

Ex: The anomaly in the engine call caused us to stop production

30.paragon: an extremely perfect or extremely gaudy person

Ex: the paragon of cancer children has made us more confident to overcome this dangerous disease.

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