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Exploring Vocabulary: Words of Expertise, Hardship, and Disturbance

Dive into an intriguing vocabulary lesson with essential words that enhance your language skills. This unit features terms such as "Connoisseur," referring to an expert in art and taste; "Arduous," describing something hard or difficult; and "Blighted," meaning ruined or withered. You will also encounter words like "Coterie," for a close group of friends, and "Insidious," indicating something treacherous or evil. Perfect for expanding your lexicon, each word is defined along with its nuances to aid understanding and usage.

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Exploring Vocabulary: Words of Expertise, Hardship, and Disturbance

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  1. Vocabulary Unit V Another week Another list…

  2. Connoisseur (n.) • An expert, particularly in the matters of art and taste

  3. Asunder (adv., adj.) • In separate parts; apart from each other in position (I’ll probably use the adverbial form.)

  4. Raze (v) • To tear down; to demolish to the ground

  5. Blighted (adj) • Ruined; destroyed; withered

  6. Aghast (adj) • Horrified

  7. Milieu (n) • Environment; surroundings

  8. Arduous (adj.) • Hard; difficult; tiresome

  9. Coterie (n.) • A circle of close associates or friends; inner circle

  10. Awry (adv; adj) • Twisted; crooked; out of whack; askew; wrong

  11. Table (v) • To remove from consideration; to postpone

  12. Insidious (adj.) • Treacherous; evil (frequently in a sneaky way)

  13. Tyrannical (adj.) • Harsh; oppressive (the act of a tyrant)

  14. Spurn (v) • To reject scornfully

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