المفردات

· your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling

· fix firmly and stably

anchor the lamppost in concrete

· leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

The mother deserted her children

· separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

a cousin once removed

· not close together in time

isolated instances of rebellion

· the act of exploding or bursting

the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children

· be composed of

The land he conquered comprised several provinces

· an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

the conviction came as no surprise

· adjust for (better) functioning

tune the engine

· enter into a contractual arrangement

They signed two new pitchers for the next season

· design as an engineer

He engineered the water supply project

· have recourse to

The government resorted to rationing meat

· utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

The students chanted the same slogan over and over again

· of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument

forensic photograph

· gather, as of natural products

harvest the grapes

· communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture

· relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry

psychiatric disorder

· have on hand

Do you carry kerosene heaters?

· decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

the cold castle walls were covered with hangings

· unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together

· a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana

· the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice

· endure the loss of

He gave his life for his children

· showing fear and lack of confidence

stood in the doorway diffident and abashed