- drawbacks (n) - a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation;
- patronize (v) - to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important;
- fickle (adj) - likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason;
- scorched (adj) - slightly burned, or damaged by fire or heat;
- appalled (adj) - extremely shocked or upset;
- gripping (adj) - very interesting and exciting;
- far-fetched (adj) - very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe;
- hazardous (adj) - dangerous;
- well off (adj) - having a lot of money;
- brigade (n) - a large group of soldiers in an army;
- hindrance (n) - something or someone that makes it difficult for you to do something.
- inscrutable (adj) - not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to understand or get to know.
- jollification (n) - an enjoyable activity or celebration.
- fluctuate (v) - to change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another.
- flabbergasted (adj) - feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting.
- heirloom (n) - a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years.
- buckwheat (n) - small, dark grain used for feeding animals and for making flour.
- perch (v) - to be in a high position or in a position near the edge of something, or to put something in this position.
- bellhop (n) - a person in a hotel employed to carry bags for customers and perform other services.
- tortoise (n) - a turtle, especially one that lives only on land.
- coast (v) - to progress or succeed without any effort or difficulty.
- guffaw (v) - to laugh loudly, especially at something stupid that someone has said or done.
- crippled (adj) - damaged and unable to move or operate effectively.
- snout (n) - the nose and mouth that stick out from the face of some animals.
- wade (v) - to walk through water or other liquid with some effort, because it is deep enough to come quite high up your legs, or thick.
- wrangled (n/v) - an argument, especially one that continues for a long time or to argue with someone about something, especially for a long time.
- rudder (n) - a flat piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or aircraft, moved from side to side in order to control the direction of travel.
- maim (v) - to injure a person so severely that a part of their body will no longer work as it should.
- pod (n) - a group of sea mammals such as whales or dolphins.
- fin (n) - a thin vertical part sticking out of the body of especially a fish or an aircraft that helps balance and movement.
- gay-bashing (n) - violence intentionally directed at gay people.
- heckle (v) - to interrupt a public speech or performance with loud, unfriendly statements or questions.
- unravel (v) - if you unravel a mysterious, unknown, or complicated subject, you make it known or understood, and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood.
- lackadaisical (adj) - showing little enthusiasm and effort.
- duplicitous (adj) - involving duplicity.
- heliotropism (n) - the diurnal or seasonal motion of plant parts (flowers or leaves) in response to the direction of the sun.
- whicker (v) - (of a horse) give a soft breathy whinny.
- gloss over sth (phrasal v) - to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else.
- clerkship (n) - course of clinical medical training in a specialty that usually lasts a minimum of several weeks and takes place during the third or fourth year of medical school.
- leech (v) - habitually exploit or rely on.
- cleave (v) - to separate or divide, or cause something to separate or divide, often violently.
- contempt (n) - a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something.
- woe (n) - big problems or troubles.
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