2/5

1. Pugnacious – combative, quarrelsome
• Pugnacious as ever, Reyna kept defending her stand in the controversial debate with her professor.

2. Belligerence – warlike/ aggressively hostile nature
• The armies’ belligerence daunted the people living in that area.

3. Aspersion – act of slander
• Famously known for his aspersion towards other people, he is now isolated.

4. Indigence –poverty, impoverished condition
• The influx of the immigrants aggravated the indigence in the town.

5. Tenacity – quality of retaining something
• With great tenacity, he becomes prodigious as a private eye.

1/5

1.       Viable- capable of living

·         Nutella’s chocolate is commercially viable until today.

2.       Cryptic – ambiguous / abrupt

·         When asked about his absence yesterday, he gave a cryptic explanation.

3.       Judicious – using judgment as to action

·         Kenya’s judicious approach to stop the rape culture is proven to reduce the raping cases in school by 20 percent.

4.       Jubilant – show great joy/satisfaction/triumph

·         The jubilant over the victor’s group was envied by other participants, who glared instead of congratulated them.

5.       Supercilious – arrogant-like

·         Since his return from United States he was supercilious even to his family members.

30/4

1.       Concession – act of concede ( to admit/ acknowledge before establish )

·         The readiness of the New Drug Development team to make concession regarding their research was dubious.

2.       Equivocate – to use ambiguous expression usually to avoid commitment

·         When Miss Grace offered him the position as a treasurer of the club, he equivocated.

3.       Denunciation- accusation of crime before a prosecutor

·         Denunciation continues against the killings of the children infected with the unknown virus in some countries.

4.       Unprecedented – without previous instant / unparallel

·         Chief Park’s findings on the vampire skeletal remains were unprecedented with his colleagues.

5.       Inept – without skill/generally awkward

·         The portrait’s style was inept.

27/4

1.       Aloofness – state of being distant or reserved

·         Her aloofness from him, though depressing, was the best way to end their relationship.

2.       Prudence – wise/ caution with practical affairs

·         The board of directors managed to solve the issue with prudence.

3.       Derailed – to cause fail

·         Broken legs he had, as a result of the tragic accident last summer derailed his dream to become a professional dancer.

4.       Dictum – an authorities pronouncement/ saying

·         He barely remembered those dictums the professor had mentioned during the Literature class.

5.       Respite – interval of relief

·         “Fortunately, you’re here to help me,” he said with respite.

23/4

1.       Pygmy – very small person or thing that is considered weak

·         Disable kids studying there are often considered pygmies.

2.       Sturdy – strong/ firm

·         Besides the sturdy build, Caleb is liked by mostly every girl at school for his charming looks and funny personality.

3.       Indigenous – native

·         The Red Indians are indigenous to America, but is now isolated since people from Britain colonized the land.

4.       Patent – official rights

·         The company is trying to get a patent for its new invention, which is to be named after the one who created it, Professor Harold Warwick.

5.       Intervene – to interrupt

·         He no longer intervenes when Susan is harassed by those naughty kids after the row they had.

19/4

1.       Apothecary – a person who made and sold medicine

·         Gauis is the famous royal apothecary who happened to be practicing magic during King Uther’s rule.

2.       Façade

#the front of the building

·         Zeus Hotel’s façade is expected to finish by this June.

#the way sb/sth appears to be which is different from the way it is (superficial appearance)

·         Krystal maintains a façade of wealth in order to win Hardy’s heart.

3.       Waifish – looking thin and frail, often with ragged clothing (homeless/neglected)

·         The waifish figure I bumped into in the streets was surprisingly Hannah, who used to be an arrogant rich lady.

4.       Androgynous – having both male and female characteristics

·         Being androgynous, Jason is often mistaken as a girl and is harassed by other boys.

5.       Justifiable – acceptable ( done for good purposes)

·         Deception is justifiable when one has to protect one’s life, or even when it is the best way to save a relationship.

15/4

1.       Den

#hidden home of wild animal

·         If only they had known the cave was den of bears, they wouldn’t dare to explore it.

#place people meet in secrecy for illegal, immoral activity

·         The den of thieves was finally ambushed by the local police officers.

#room people go relax, watch TV

·         The den which used to be the hang out spot for the kids is now empty.

#a room to study or work without being disturbed

·         At night, he would write in his den.

             #secret place, made of walls and roofs where children play

·         Not far from their house, the kids build a den.

2.       Saucy – rude or referring to sex in amusing way rather than offensive

·         Despite the saucy jokes he made, most people still love hanging out around him.

3.       Watershed

# an event or period of time that marked an important change

·         Unit 731 Experiment marked a watershed in human science education’s history.

# a line of highland where streams on one side flow to one river while another stream flow into another river

·         From the pinnacle of the hill, we could view the watershed on the other opposite hill.

The watershed- (in Brit) time before which programmes not suitable for kids may not shown on TV

·         Somehow, the 9 o clock watershed still goes on till today.

4.       Embodiment – a person or thing that represent something, typical example of something

·         Speaking of successful entrepreneurs, Jason Grey is an embodiment.

5.       Aftermath – situation that exist after an important, usually unpleasant event like war

·         A huge loss has to be faced by both countries, apart from a lot of rebuilding has to be done in the aftermath of the war.