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