Week 1 Session Embellish V make something more

Week 1 Session

Embellish (V) • make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. ; • make (a statement or story) more interesting by adding extra details that are often untrue.

Figurative (adjective) • departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical. ; • (of an artist or work of art) representing forms that are recognizably derived from life.

Inundate (Verb) • overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. ;

Kindle (verb) • set (something) on fire. ; • arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling). ; • (of an emotion) be aroused.

Opportunist • (n) a person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle. ; • (adj) opportunistic.

Refute (verb) • prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove. ; • prove that (someone) is wrong. ; • deny or contradict (a statement or accusation).

Relish (noun/verb) • (n) great enjoyment; • a piquant sauce or pickle eaten with plain food to add flavour. • (v) enjoy greatly.

Susceptible (adjective) • likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. ; • capable or admitting of.

Tenacity (noun) • the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip. ; • the quality or fact of being very determined; determination. ' • the quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence.

Vernacular • the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country or region. ; • (n) architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings. • (adj) (of language) spoken as one's mother tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language. • (of architecture) concerned with domestic and functional rather than public buildings.