stigma = token of disgrace; brand; V. stigmatize: mark
with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful
gross = total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people.s behavior)
coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V:
earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
doctrine = teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal

insubordination = disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate
granary = storehouse for grain
moratorium = legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare
moratorium on the building of new houses
intolerant = not willing to accept ways of thinking different
from one.s own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate
contest = dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete
for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest
a seat in Parliament; N.
natty = neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex.
natty dresser
uxorious = excessively submissive or devoted to one.s
wife; CF. uxor: wife
reproach = blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval
or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful
onus = burden; responsibility
rooster = cock; adult male chicken
beguile = deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile
herbivorous = grain-eating; CF. herbivore
battalion = army unit made up of four or more companies
academic = related to a school; not practical or directly
useful
ambience = environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant
with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely
surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
perfidious = treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery
wring = twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting;
wrench painfully (necks or hands)
dearth = scarcity
deport = send out of the country; behave; N. deportation,
deportment
superannuated = retired or disqualified because of age;
outmoded; obsolete
wag = shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog
wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit
bemused = confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
probe = explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender
instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity;
device designed to investigate an unknown region;
thorough investigation; Ex. space probe
wreak = inflict; Ex. wreak one.s vengeance on
swathe = swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one.s head
swathed in bandages
choir = group of people who sing together (esp. during
religious services); place for choir
infringe = violate (a law); encroach (the right of another
person)