ENGLISH 3 VOCABULARY Unit Five

1. connoisseur (noun)

 An expert, particularly in the matters of art and taste

2. asunder (adverb)

 Into separate parts  In or into pieces

3. raze (verb)

 To tear down  To demolish to the ground

4. blighted (adjective)

 Ruined  Destroyed  Withered

5. aghast (adjective)

 Horrified

6. milieu (noun)

 Environment; surroundings

7. arduous (adjective)

 Hard; difficult  Tiresome

8. coterie (noun)

 A circle of close associates or friends  Inner circle

9. awry (adjective)

 Twisted; crooked  Out of whack  Wrong

10. table (verb)

 To remove from consideration  To postpone

11. insidious (adjective)

 Treacherous  Evil (frequently in a sneaky way)

12. tyrannical (adjective)

 Harsh; oppressive (the act of a tyrant)

13. spurn (verb)

 To reject scornfully

14. falter (verb)

 To lose confidence

15. dote (verb)

 To show extreme fondness  Pay a lot of attention to someone