1. English Literature
Vocabulary Week 4

2. gist
What was the gist of his speech?

3. Gist the main or essential part of a matter; the real meaning
Synonyms: bottom line, core, essence, meaning, point, quintessence, substance

4. Pilgrimage
Every year thousands of Catholics make a pilgrimage to the Vatican.

5. Pilgrimage A journey to a holy place
Synonyms: journey, trip, visit, tour, excursion

6. malinger
He claimed he had the flu, but I think he was just malingering.

7. malinger One who pretends illness in order to avoid work
Synonyms: dodge, evade, fake, loaf, sham, shirk

8. clairvoyant
The clairvoyant woman predicted our future.

9. Clairvoyant
having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision; A psychic
Synonyms: intuitive, medium, perceptive, prophet, psychic, seer, telepathic, visionary

10. incognito
The celebrity traveled incognito to the mall.

11. Incognito having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name
Synonyms: anonymous, concealed, disguised, nameless, undercover, unidentified, unknown

12. taut
The skin of his face looked drawn and taut.

13. taut
tightly drawn; tense; not slack
Synonyms: stiff, tense, tight

14. Sovereign
The sovereign of Russia used to be called a czar.

15. Sovereign
Supreme in power
Synonym: king, queen, ruler, monarch

16. gape
Drivers who gape at an accident make traffic a nightmare.

17. gape to stare with open mouth, as in wonder
Synonyms: eye, gasp, gawk, gaze, goggle, peer, rubberneck, stare

18. fissure
The brain is an organ with a natural fissure.

19. fissure A narrow opening
Synonyms: blemish, break, cleavage, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice

20. Affluent
We are fortunate to live in such an affluent society.

21. Affluent
having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods
Synonyms: copious, loaded, rich