Vocabulary Recitation 2020/05/13

dingy adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED A dingy building or place is rather dark and depressing, and perhasps dirty.
2. ADJ-GRADED Dingy clothes, curtains, or furnishings look dirty or dull.

barbarian n./adj.

1. N-COUNT In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
2. N-COUNT If you describe someone as a barbarian, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that is cruel or uncivilized.
3. N-COUNT If you refer to people as barbarians, you mean that they do not know how to behave properly and do not like or understand art and culture.

incense n./vt.

1. N-UNCOUNT Incense is a substance that is burned for its sweet smell, often as part of a religious ceremony.
2. VERB If you say that something incenses you, you mean that it makes you extremely angry.

illiterate adj./n.

1. ADJ Someone who is illiterate does not know how to read or write.
2. ADJ If you describe someone as musically, technologically, or economically illiterate, you mean that they do not know much about music, technology, or economics.

imprisonment n.

1. N-UNCOUNT Imprisonment is the state of being imprisoned.

luxuriant adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED Luxuriant plants, trees, and gardens are large, healthy, and growing well.
2. ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone's hair as luxuriant, you mean that it is very thick and healthy.

jeopardy n.

1. PHARSE If someone or something is in jeopardy, they are in a dangerous situation where they might fail, be lost, or be destroyed.

botanical adj./n.

1. ADJ Botanical books, research, and activities relate to the scientific study of plants.
2. N-COUNT Botanicals are drugs which are made from plants.

Paleolithic adj.

1. relating to the Stone Age(= the period of time thousands of years ago when people used stone tools and weapons).

Antarctica n.

1. The continent which is the most southern area of land on the Earth and is mostly covered woth ice.

commodious adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED A commodious room or house is large and has a lot of space.

nebula n.

1. N-COUNT A nebula is a cloud of dust and gas in space. New stars are produced from nebulae.

disreputable adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED If you say that someone or something is disreputable, you are critical of them because they are not respectable or cannot be trusted.