The Adventure : Word Meanings

 


  1. Amok – to behave uncontrollably
  2. Armour – shell
  3. Assertion – a confident statement of a fact
  4. Astute – smartness; quick-witted
  5. Avidly – with great interest
  6. Bifurcation – division
  7. Blow – by – blow account – a detailed account
  8. Catastrophe theory – it is a branch of mathematics concerned with systems displaying discontinuous changes
  9. Converged – met
  10. De facto – existing in fact with or without any lawful authority
  11. Determinism – a doctrine that all the events are caused by the external will
  12. Dismay – shock
  13. Disparity – difference
  14. Doctored accounts – manipulated accounts related to history
  15. Dumbfounded – amazed
  16. Emerged – developed; begin
  17. Expansionist – a follower of the policy of territorial or economic expansion
  18. Figurehead – a carving; image
  19. Flourishing – to grow successfully
  20. Frugal – less costly and simple
  21. Gave vent to – to express one’s feelings
  22. Grave – serious
  23. Hostile – unfriendly
  24. Ignoramus – an ignorant person
  25. Impetus – the force with which body moves
  26. Imposing – Impressive
  27. Inadvertently – unintentionally
  28. Manifestation – the action of showing something; demonstration
  29. Marshall – to gather something
  30. Melee – a confused fight
  31. Morale booster – anything which boosts self- confidence
  32. Outpost – a small military camp used as a guard
  33. Permits – authorize to do something
  34. Political acumen – political smartness
  35. Precise – error-free; correct
  36. Precise – exact; accurate
  37. Proclaimed – to announce something officially
  38. Quantum theory – a theory of matter and energy based on quantum mechanics.
  39. Relegated to – assigned to a lower rank
  40. Riddle – mystery or puzzle
  41. Roared – to move at a high speed while making a loud noise
  42. Rout – a defeat
  43. Sacrilege – disrespect
  44. Seldom – not often
  45. Shoved – to push someone roughly
  46. Smugly – to show excess satisfaction  
  47. Speculating – wondering
  48. Startling – surprising
  49. Stroll – to wander
  50. Suburban – residential area
  51. Supremacy – the condition of being superior to others
  52. Swarmed – move somewhere in a large number
  53. Throng – a large pack of crowd
  54. Townships – Towns or villages
  55. Trajectory – the path followed by a projectile flying
  56. Triumphant – Successful
  57. Triumphantly – to win a battle
  58. Valiantly – bravely
  59. Valour – great courage in battle
  60. Ventured – to say something that might be considered as an apology
  61. Viable – practical

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