Vocabulary

monster

university graduate; bachelor

chill; the shivers; shivering fit

(written) application; written request; petition

warship; battleship

blessing; grace

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

original form; base form

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission

mixed race; mixed parentage

gravel; ballast; pebbles

mining; digging; working (a mine)

purpose; utility; objective

(another's) son

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

skill; ability; dexterity

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)

guess; conjecture

to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)

grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving

diving; submerging; going underwater

hatred

contrast; juxtaposition

master; expert; authority; leading figure

wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

firmly; flatly; resolutely; decisively; absolutely; definitely

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)

theory

smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft

practice; experience; habituation

undulation

assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

diligent; hard-working; industrious

(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence

offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward

original text

to tell; to inform; to announce