Native Speaker Glossary

Native Speaker Glossary

siren

a woman who is able to tempt and seduce men

imposters

a person who falsely takes on the identity of someone else

spectacle

to make a scene

carburetor

a part of the engine in a car

admonition

to reprimand

inflection

a change in tone

pun

a joke that has double meaning to it

redolent

Remindful, capable of causing a recollection of the senses.

consummate

Characterizing a sense of perfection; unsurpassed skill.

untenable

indefensible; unsupportable; incapable of being maintained.

insipid

Dull and bland; lacking in character; less than intellectually gifted.

truncated

Edited, cut or redesigned to make shorter.

disdain

A scornful lack of respect.

apocryphal

Of questionable truth or authenticity.

penury

A state of poverty.

unscrupulousy

Done with a lack of attention to morality or ethics.

deferential

With great respect or admiration.

Judaism

Having to do with the Jewish religion.

venerate

To regard with great respect.

mollify

To soothe or pacify.

engender

To create or stimulate; starting something.

orthodox

Commitment to observing conventions of tradition.

meticulous

Excessive attention to detail.

disparate

Signifying a huge amount difference between entities.

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