ENG-9 Vocabulary - Unit 2

Nonconformist

• morally offensive or distasteful

• one who refuses to follow established ideas or ways of doing things

• not feeling or showing emotion

• insincere; not straightforward

Visage

• live or recorded moving images

• a distant view or future prospect

• to direct or manage activities

• a face or facial expression

Visitation

• to form a mental image of; imagine.

• easy to see and understand; obvious

• a distant view or future prospect

• an official visit by an important person

Disconsolate

• deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope

• indecisive; uncertain how to act or proceed

• modest; not attempting to impress others

• stubborn; hard to control or deal with

Fortuitous

• a renewal or revival of something

• happening by chance or accident

• existing in the present, but likely to be changed

• a lack of the basic things that people need to live

Vista

• a sad mood or feeling

• preparing for the future

• a distant view or future prospect

• an activity you do for enjoyment

Privation

• easy to see and understand; obvious

• a lack of the basic things that people need to live

• an activity you do for enjoyment

• to suddenly understand something in a new way

Avocation

• an activity you do for enjoyment

• to comfort someone when they are sad

• to suddenly understand something in a new way

• happening by chance or accident

Provisional

• modest; not attempting to impress others

• indecisive; uncertain how to act or proceed

• stubborn; hard to control or deal with

• existing in the present, but likely to be changed

Irresolute

• not feeling or showing emotion

• morally offensive or distasteful

• stubborn; hard to control or deal with

• indecisive; uncertain how to act or proceed