helmsmanship (n)
/ˈhɛlmzmənʃɪp/
The action or skill of steering a ship or boat.
dissuade (v)
/dɪˈsweɪd/
Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
melancholy
/ˈmɛlənkəli/
- (n) A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
- (adj) Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.
Causing or expressing sadness; depressing.
enrapture (v)
/ɪnˈraptʃə/
Give intense pleasure or joy to.
unflappable (adj)
/ʌnˈflapəb(ə)l
Having or showing calmness in a crisis.
premeditate (v)
/priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/
Think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.
typify (v)
/ˈtɪpɪfʌɪ/
- Be characteristic or a representative example of.
2. Represent; symbolize.
saccharine (adj)
/ˈsakərʌɪn/
- Excessively sweet or sentimental.
2. Relating to or containing sugar; sugary.
dally (v)
/ˈdali/
- Act or move slowly.
- Have a casual romantic or sexual liaison with.
Show a casual interest in.
lurk (v)
/ləːk/
Be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.
(of an unpleasant quality) be present in a latent or barely discernible state, although still presenting a threat.
bask (v)
/bɑːsk/
Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.
Revel in and make the most of (something pleasing)
revel
/ˈrɛv(ə)l/
- (v) Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
Gain great pleasure from (a situation) - (n) Lively and noisy enjoyment, especially with drinking and dancing.
lounge
/laʊn(d)ʒ/
- (v) Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.
- (n) A public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax.
A seating area in an airport for waiting passengers.
dissonance (n)
/ˈdɪs(ə)nəns/
Lack of harmony among musical notes.
Lack of agreement or harmony between people or things.
tonality (n)
/tə(ʊ)ˈnalɪti/
- (music) giọng
2. The colour scheme or range of tones used in a picture.
barbarous (adj)
/ˈbɑːb(ə)rəs/
- Extremely brutal.
- Primitive and uncivilized.
(of language) coarse and unrefined.
