english

coquette = woman who flirts
use = because she did not reply to his proposal for marriage, he called her a coquette

retraction = withdrawal
use = he dropped the libel case after the newspaper published a
retraction of its statements

extort = extract, force
use = to extort money

panache = flamboyance, flair
use = He dressed with panache.

entomology = the study of insects
use = professor of entomology

exegesis = interpretation
use = exegesis of a passage

audacious = Fearless, bold, daring
use = an audacious claim


untrammeled = unhampered
use = Self-governing schools are untrammeled by education authority rules

refute = disprove
use = refute the allegations

apathy = indifference, lack of emotion
use = the government's apathy during the accident was shocking


bedizen = dress with vulgar finery
use = the witch doctors were bedizened in all their gaudiest costumes

skinflint = miser
use = a real skinflint, he wouldn't spend


penumbra = partial shadow in an eclipse

spume = foam

energize = invigorate, make forceful and active

dulcet = melodious, pleasant sounding
use = the dulcet sounds of birds at the dawn


electorate = voters
use = the wishes of the electorate

knell = sound of a funeral bell
use = toll the death knell

commiserate = empathize
use = I began by commiserating with her over the defeat


provender = dry food, fodder
use = a large quantity of provender for the cattle


cessation = a stopping
use = a smoking cessation program

insidious = treacherous, sly
use = High-blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms