The Man

Vocabulary exercise

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• Part of speech• Definition• Sentence

meadow

• Noun• An open, grassy field; a grassland

neglect

• Verb• To pay no attention to OR to pay little

attention to; to ignore

expedition

• Noun• A journey or a voyage

salutation

• Noun• The act of saluting; a greeting

inopportune

• Adjective• Inconvenient, untimely

gasp

• Noun• A sudden, short intake of breath

compassionate

• Adjective• Showing compassion; wanting to help

someone

remarkable

• Adjective• Notably unusual

dismayed

• Verb• To break down courage complete, as by

sudden trouble

spire

• Noun• A tall, pointed building upon a tower

delicate

• Adjective• Fragile; fine in texture, quality, or construction

apparatus

• Noun• Group of instruments or tools

hallucination

• Noun• Something that is not really there; an illusion;

an experience that does not exist outside of the mind

hesitate

• Verb• To be reluctant and wait

sympathize

• Verb• To be sympathetic; to share in feeling

tyranny

• Noun• Unrestrained in power (as a ruler/king)

blasphemy

• Noun• An inappropriate action or statement

concerning god or religion

salve

• Noun• Medical ointment for healing

insubordination

• Noun• The act of defiance or being disobedient to

authority

nostalgia

• Noun• A wistful desire to return to one’s family,

friends, or a specific point in time

sullen

• Adjective• Showing irritation through gloomy silence