Advanced English Vocabulary - Part 1

Advanced English Vocabulary - Part 1

Fascinating: 

"I find it fascinating that you and Wynn profess to care yet aren't willing to deal," Darkyn mused.

profess - claim that one has (a quality or feeling)

mused   - To think about something carefully and for a long time 

transparent:

He stood on the balcony, visible beyond the transparent curtains rustling in the moving haze.

rustle - the sound made by the movement of things such as leaves or paper

EX: He rustled his papers(= noisily moved them about) to hide his embarrassment.

haze - something such as heat or smoke in the air that makes it less clear, so that it is difficult to see well:

EX: I saw her through a haze of cigarette smoke.

EX: A brownish haze hung over the field.

straightforward: 

( easy to understand or simple )

EX: It's a very complex issue to which there is no straightforward answer.

EX: My first pregnancy was very straightforward - there were no complications.

( honest and without unnecessary politeness: )

EX: She’s a straightforward, no-nonsense teacher.

impoverished:

EX: Drought and famine came in 1860, and then upon the impoverished state came the strain of the Civil War.

strain - puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage:

EX: The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed.

EX: As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.

EX: The recent decline in the dollar has put a bigger strain on the economic system.

an injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much: 

EX: Eyestrain

 

something that makes you feel nervous and worried:

EX: She's a lot better than she was but she's still not ready to face the stresses and strains of a job.

prosperous: The definition of prosperous is someone or something exhibiting financial success.

EX: The state has good railway communications and a prosperous trade.