Vocabulary Building

Antagonist: One who actively and intensely opposes another.

Apostate: One who forsakes their religion, principles, or party.

Asylum: A place of refuge.

Asylum: A place where refugees from another country find safety.

Asylum: An institution to care for the mentally ill.

Cosmos: The universe as an ordered and harmonious system.

Dilemma: A choice between two unpleasant alternatives.

Epiphany: A sudden realization, often through a common but remarkable happening.

Eulogy: A speech or writing praising the character or service of a person, especially in honor of the deceased.

Holocaust: Complete destruction or sacrifice, especially by fire, of a large number of people; a great slaughter.

Misanthropic: Of or pertaining to one who hates or distrusts mankind.

Panorama: A complete view in every direction or a comprehensive presentation of a subject.

Philanthropy: The desire or effort to promote the well-being of mankind through charitable gifts, or love toward mankind in general.

Philharmonic: Having devotion to or appreciation of music.

Philharmonic: Having characteristics of a symphony orchestra.

Advocate: One who pleads in behalf of another, as in a court of justice.

Advocate: One who argues for a cause; a supporter or defender.

Advocate: To support or recommend publicly.

Frivolous: Unimportant; trivial; foolish.

Irrevocable: Incapable of being recalled or altered.

Jeopardy: Danger of loss, injury, or death.

Omnipotent: Possessing unlimited authority or power.

Omnipotent: God himself; the almighty.

Omniscient: Possessing unlimited knowledge; infinitely wise.

Perjury: The willful giving of incomplete, deceptive, or false testimony in a legal document or while under oath in a court of law.

Veracious: Rigidly and unfailingly holding to the truth; characterized by truth.

Veracity: Rigid and unfailing adherence to the truth; correctness; accuracy.

Verge: Point beyond which something happens.

Verge: The boundary, edge of something.

Vernacular: The language commonly spoken by people in a particular place or country.

Vivacious: Full of life; spirited; lighthearted.

Accord: To agree or be in harmony with.

Accord: To grant as deserved, proper, or suitable.

Accord: Agreement, harmony, reconciliation.

Accrue: To fall to someone as a gain, addition, or advantage.

Accrue: To grow or accumulate, as the interest on capital.

Acquiesce: To consent without protest, but without enthusiasm.

Alleviate: To make physical or mental troubles more bearable.

Allude: To make an indirect or passing reference to without distinct specification.

Arraign: To bring before a law court to hear charges; to call to account.

Assert: To forcefully state that something is true; to declare.

Elicit: To draw out or forth; to bring to light.

Exonerate: To officially pronounce someone to be innocent of an accused offense.

Extol: To praise highly; to exalt; to glorify.

Extort: To obtain money illegally or through pressure.

Extricate: To free from entanglement, disengage; liberate.

Artisan: A person skilled in a particular craft.

Censure: An expression of criticism or disapproval.

Convulse: To violently shake or agitate.

Novelties: The quality of being new.

Substantiate: To prove with evidence.

Apocryphal: Of doubtful authenticity.

Apogee: The point at which an orbiting body is farthest from the Earth.

Apostate: A person who has renounced their religious beliefs.

Proprietor: A person who has legal possession of something, usually land.

Providence: The care and guardianship of God.

Archaeology: The study of ancient cultures through remaining materials.

Anthropology: The study of mankind's physical and cultural structure.