English Vocabulary Unit 8

Impediment

Something that gets in the way; obstacle

Expedient

practical; prudent

Pedestrian

Lacking excitement; ordinary and dull

pedant

One possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting, things

pedagogue

A teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded

Travesty

A bad imitation of; a perversion of

Vested

Significant to one's own profit or well-being

Vestment

Clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority

Divest

to strip or remove a title or position of authority

Corporeal

Having to do with the body

Corpulent

extremely fat; obese

Incorporate

To bring together features, ideas, or elements