Vocabulary English 20/30 List 1

Definition: brisk and cheerful readiness.

• phalanx

• indigenous

• churlish

• alacrity

Definitions: 1. (noun) a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation. 2. a bone of the finger or toe.

• notarize

• phalanx

• totalitarian

• alacrity

Definition: 1.(adjective) relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. 2. (noun) a person advocating a totalitarian system of government.

• totalitarian

• alacrity

• churlish

• scurrilous

Definition: 1. (adjective) making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation. 2 humorously insulting.

• interpolate

• alacrity

• scurrilous

• phalanx

Definition: (verb) have (a document) legalized by a notary.

• vociferous

• hegemony

• interpolate

• notarize

Definition: (adjective) (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.

• vociferous

• hegemony

• indigenous

• churlish

Definition: (noun) eadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.

• interpolate

• churlish

• hegemony

• scurrilous

Definition: (verb) 1.insert (something of a different nature) into something else. 2.insert (words) in a book or other text, especially in order to give a false impression as to its date. 3.alter (a book or text) by insertion of new material.

• hegemony

• notarize

• scurrilous

• interpolate

Definition: (adjective)originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

• churlish

• indigenous

• alacrity

• totalitarian

Definition: (adjective) rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

• churlish

• indigenous

• interpolate

• scurrilous