english lang vocab

• abberation


  something that differs from the norm
• abhor


  to hate or detest something
• alacrity

  eagerness or speed
• amiable

  friendly
• appease 


  to calm or satisfy
• arcane 


  secret, only known by a few
• avarice 


  excessive greed

  eg. scrooge in a christmas carol
• brusque 


  short, abrupt and dismissive

  eg. Mr Birling in an Inspector calls
• callous

  harsh, cold or unfeeling

  eg. scrooge in a christmas carol and Mr and Mrs Birling in an inspector calls
• chide


  to voice disapproval

  eg. the inspector being the voice of Priestleys voice about society and what needs to change
• cynical


  believing the worst in someome

  eg. mrs birling not believing eva
• despot 


  one who has total power and rules brutally

  eg. mr Birling and Scrooge
• insular 


  narrow minded
• repudiate 


  refuse to accept