1. Vocabulary Unit V Another week Another list…

2. Connoisseur (n.) An expert, particularly in the matters of art and taste

3. Asunder (adv., adj.) In separate parts; apart from each other in position (I’ll probably use the adverbial form.)

4. Raze (v) To tear down; to demolish to the ground

5. Blighted (adj) Ruined; destroyed; withered

6. Aghast (adj) Horrified

7. Milieu (n) Environment; surroundings

8. Arduous (adj.) Hard; difficult; tiresome

9. Coterie (n.) A circle of close associates or friends; inner circle

10. Awry (adv; adj) Twisted; crooked; out of whack; askew; wrong

11. Table (v) To remove from consideration; to postpone

12. Insidious (adj.) Treacherous; evil (frequently in a sneaky way)

13. Tyrannical (adj.) Harsh; oppressive (the act of a tyrant)

14. Spurn (v) To reject scornfully