ENGLISH VOCAB (Semester 2) - week 17

apprehensive

Fearful or anxious
adj

celestial

heavenly
adj

discreet

careful, considerate
careful about what one says or does
adj

emissary

messenger, representative
noun

fetter

to chain, to restrain
verb

guttural

produced in the throat; harsh; rasping; throaty
adj

incessant

without stopping
adj

malign

deadly, extremely harmful, evil
adj

manifest

to show clearly
verb

paradox

A contradiction or dilemma
noun

quadrilateral

A four-sided polygon.
noun

retribution

Revenge, punishment
noun

spectral

Ghostly
adj

transfix

to make motionless by terror or awe
verb

whet

to sharpen desire for something

militarism

A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
noun

ultimatum

Final set of demands
noun

mobilize

to prepare for war
verb

anarchist

a person against government
noun

alliance

agreement to work together
noun