Vocabulary Recitation 2020/05/25

circuitous adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.

maneuver

mania n.

1. N-COUNT If you say that a person or group has a mania for something, you mean that they enjoy it very much or spend a lot of time on it.
2. N-UNCOUNT Mania is a mental illness which causes the suffer to become very worried or concerned about something.

unanimous adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED When a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about something or all vote for the same thing.
2. ADJ A unanimous vote, decision, or agreement is one in which all the people involved agree.

haul n./vi./vt.

flighty adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED If you say that someone is flighty, you disapprove of them because they are not very serious or ealiable and keep changing from one activity, idea, or partner to another.

conscious adj./n.

morphology

pierce

stamina n.

1. N-UNCOUNT Stamina is the physical or mental energy needed to do a tiring activity for a long time.

deprecate v.

1. VERB If you deprecate something, you criticize it.

mediocre adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as mediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better.

lettuce n.

1. N-VAR A lettuce is a plant with large green leaves that is the basic ingredient of many salads.

intergalactic adj.

1. ADJ Intergalactic space travel is travel between different galaxies.

infallible adj.

1. ADJ If a person or thing is infallible, they are never wrong.

penury n.

1. N-UNCOUNT Penury is the state of being extremely poor.

baggage n.

1. N-UNCOUNT Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel.
2. N-UNCOUNT You can use baggage to refer to someone's emotional problems, fixed ideas, or prejudices.