It was in the spring of the year 1894 that all London was interested, and the fashionable world dismayed by the murder of
Commence is bermula
The story commences
Astir is bangun tidur
All the world is awake and astir
Commoner is a person who is not born into a position of high social rank
The princess' children have no titles because their father is a commoner
Devotee is a person who strongly admires a particular person
He is a great devotee of Lady Gaga
Glimpse is sepintas lalu or to see sth/someone for a short time
We glimpsed the garden from the window of the car
Mufti is pakaian biasa bagi orang yg selalu pakai uniform/ ordinary clothes worn by ppl who usually wear uniform
The admiral arrives in mufti
Sane is having healthy mind or tak sakit
The only thing that keeps me sane after a hard day in the class is jogging
Loafer is a type of leather shoe
He is wearing a pair of loafer
Loafer is also known as lazy person
Jimbo is an idle loafer
Idle is lazy
He is just bone lazy(very lazy)
Zealously is showing zeal
The country was extremely zealous
Melancholy is a feeling of pensive sadness
A shade of melancholy gathering on his face
Pasture is an area covered with grass
Brien has two sheep that can eat his pasture in 10 days
Excursion is a short trip
We went on an excursion to centre of the earth yesterday
Forcible is an act done by force
Forcible entry into the house
Magnanimous is very forgiving or generous
Miss Jo was magnanimous towards her students
Oblivion is the state of being forgotten
His death was buried in oblivion
Miserable is sedih dan tidak gembira
Their happiness made wan even more miserable
Dread is great fear or apprehension
I dread to think what Hussel will say
Appalling is horror atau teruk
I watched a movie with my girlfriend but she didnt like it because the movie was appalling
Fiddlestick is sikit pun/ a bit
I dont care a fiddlestick about them
Alight is to settle or stay after descending
The birds alighted on the tree
Evanesce is hilang or to disappear gradually
She might evanesce at any moment
Pluvial is rainy
The geologist predicted that tomorrow will be a pluvial day
Halberd is a combined spear
He sets up the halberd and battleaxes in order to begin the war
Assented is an expression of approval and agreement
"When i say hey you must lift your hands up okay",said mayor and the girl assented
Bade is past of bid
He then bade them all would drink the milo in two seconds
Concubine is a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than a wife
Adriyana is one of the king's favourite concubines
Affirmative is agreeing with a statement or a request
He accepted her reply as an affirmative
Peruse is read
He has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues
Whereupon is which
He qualified in February,whereupon he was promoted to be a sergeant
Executed is carry out or carry out in a sentence of death
His princess was about to be executed
Savor is taste(good food or drink) and enjoy it conpletely
Our food and drinks will lose their savor
Commission is a command
Amit received king's commission to be the general
Commission is also a group of people officially charged in a function
The United Nation High Commission for refugees
Venture is dare to do sth or go somewhere that may be dangerous
She ventured out into the blizzard
Utter is making sound or say sth aloud
He uttered an exasperated snort
Sovereign noun is a supreme ruler or a monarch or ultimate power
They must do what their sovereign desire
Sovereign adjective is very effective
A sovereign remedy for all ills
Bid is an offer for sth especially at an auction
The king bids that the slaves won't disobey
Cease is bring or come to an end or hentikan
Let our general cease the drilling and return to the camp
Inspect is look at sth closely
The sergeant inspect his troops
Fond is affectionate or loving
The king is only fond of words and cannot expressed it through deeds
Appointed is assign a job
They appointed her as personnel manager
Biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else
The king's biography is written by Paolo
Descendant is a person,plant or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor
He proceeds to give a biography of his descendant who had died last year
Ancestor is a person typically one more remote than a parent
His ancestor gives him the sacred invisible ring because he is the eldest of them all
Bestow is to present a gift
The trophy was bestowed upon the winner
Wanke was the nickname bestowed on him
Treacherous is deceptive, untrustworthy or dangerous
The admiral was in doubt of his treacherous rival as he was once betrayed by his brother
Rival is a person who is competing for the same goal
Arthur begins the war without rivals
Reign is to hold royal office or to he the best or important in a particular area
Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK
In the third year of his reign, Tsun Szu....
Meditating is think deeply or focus on one's mind for a period of time
He meditates for the whole day to release his stress
Grasp is to hold or grip
He grasps the rope firmly
Grasping is also greedy
The rumprlstiltskin is grasping and greedy
Covetous is showing a great desire to possess something
Chu is grasping and covetous
Grudge is a feeling of ill and resentment
Tang and ting both have grudge against the king
Pitched is to set up
He needs to beat the great Azuma in a pitched up battle
Arose is to get up from sitting or to move forward
The number of soldier arose
Personage is a character of importance
World has no doubt of Sun Wu as an historical personage
Contemporaries is a person of the same age as another
He had previously lived a retired life, and his contemporaries were unaware of his abilities
Perversity is persistent or obstinate on what is wrong/rejecting what is right
When the sovereign and ministers show perversity of mind, it is impossible for Sun Tzu to encounter the foe
Foe is a person who feels enmity,hatred or malice towards another
Even though he is my friend but he is also my political foe
Miscellaneous is element of different kinds
He spent the rest of his salary on miscellaneous expenses
Inarticulated is cant utter a word or speechless
Syahir was inarticulated as he was scolded by his father
Hitherto is until now
His pictures in instagram are genuine as hitherto no doubt has been cast upon him
Latter is last mentioned or at the end of the year
The project had low cash flow in its latter year
Fomented is to investigate
His action of rebellion was being fomented by the kindred of Hu
Kindred is relationship by blood or similar in kind
He was caught by the kindred if King Luter
Chronological is relating to the time and date sequence
The entries are in chronological order
Whence is from what place
Whence did you come is correct
From whence did you come is considered as redundant
Tempted is to attract strongly
The offer tempts me
Morale emotional or mental condition with respect to confidence
Admiral drained the morale of his troop
Accord is to agree
The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their sovereign
Dismay is to break down the courage completely
They will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger
Wavering is to become unsteady or to show doubt
When she heard the news her courage wavered
Comprises is consist of
The school editorial board comprises journalist,editor and photographer
Cardinal is the prime importance
The five cardinal virtues of Chinese
Virtues is excellence
Virtue is also virginity
To lose one's virtue
Marshalling is to place in proper desired order
King doesn't know how to marshal a battle
Subdivide is to divide that has already been divided into smaller parts
Merlin arranged the army in proper subdivision
Deliberation is a careful consideration before decision
Therefore,in your deliberation,let them be made the basis of comparison
Rigorously is exact or accurate or precise
Tsun Szu discipline is the most rigorously enforced
Disciplinarian is the person who enforces or advocates discipline
He was a strict disciplinarian once
Accordance is agreement
In accordance with the regulation
Curt is rudely brief in speech
His comment on the present passage is characteristically curt
Mustering is to assemble troops
The officers will be so nervous when mustering for battle
Muster is also to gather
He mustered all of his strength
Constancy is the quality of being unchanging or unwavering as purpose love or loyalty
His army has the greatest constancy
Certainty is the state of being free from doubt
I suspect it but i don't know for a certainty
Merit is the quality of being particularly good or worthy
The book"s only merit is its sincerity
The book"s only merit is its sincerity
Misdeed is a wicked or illegal act
Merit will be rewarded and misdeeds summarily punished
Merit will be rewarded and misdeeds summarily punished
Forecast is predict or estimate a future event or trend
I can forecast victory or defeat
I can forecast victory or defeat
Hearkens is to listen
He hearkens to Thomas" words of wisdom
He hearkens to Thomas" words of wisdom
Treatise is a written work dealing formally and systematically
Sun Tzu's treatise was composed expressly
Sun Tzu's treatise was composed expressly
Avail is use or take advantage of an opportuity\
My daughter did not avail herself of my advice
The dark and narrow hiding place did not avail to save the fugitives
My daughter did not avail herself of my advice
The dark and narrow hiding place did not avail to save the fugitives
Counsel is to give advice to someone
he was counseled by his supporters to return to Germany
he was counseled by his supporters to return to Germany
Warfare is armed conflict between two massed enemies
the army must be guided to win in actual warfare
Cavalry is soldier who fought on horseback(in the past
Cavalry is soldiers who fight in armored vehicles
Lord Umbridge was commanding the cavalry to go to the Lake Washington
the army must be guided to win in actual warfare
Cavalry is soldier who fought on horseback(in the past
Cavalry is soldiers who fight in armored vehicles
Lord Umbridge was commanding the cavalry to go to the Lake Washington
Morrow is the following day or near future
His plan and calculation are for the morrow
His plan and calculation are for the morrow
Deception is the action of deceiving someone
All warfare is based on deception
All warfare is based on deception
Pithy is concise and forcefully expressive
The truth of this pithy and profound saying will be admitted by every soldier
Profound is the state of very intense
Profound is also a subject is having or showing great knowledge or insight
A profound philosopher
The truth of this pithy and profound saying will be admitted by every soldier
Profound is the state of very intense
Profound is also a subject is having or showing great knowledge or insight
A profound philosopher
Entice is attract or tempt by offering or advantage
A show that should entice a new audience into the theater
The whole purpose of bribe is to entice governments to act against the public interest
A show that should entice a new audience into the theater
The whole purpose of bribe is to entice governments to act against the public interest
Feign is to pretend to be affected by(a feeling,state or injury)/invent a story
She feigned nervousness
She feigned nervousness
Choleric is bad-tempered or irritable
If your opponent is of choleric temper,seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak that he may grow arrogant.
If your opponent is of choleric temper,seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak that he may grow arrogant.
Adversary is opponent
Davis beats his old adversary in the quarterfinals
Immobility is not moving or mitionless
She sat immobile for a long time
She sat immobile for a long time
Pouncing is spring or swoop suddenly so as to attack or seize someone to catch prey
Pounce also means notice and take swift ad eager advantage of a mistake,remark, or sign of weakness
She looked like a vulture waiting to pounce
Reporters who are just eager to pounce on a gaffe as on a significant news story
Gaffe is a social blunder, faux pas
Blunder is a gross,stupid, or careless mistake
That is your second blunder this morning
Vulture is a person or thing that preys,especially greedily or unscrupulously
Unscrupulously is not punctiliously or minutely careful,precise or exact
Pounce also means notice and take swift ad eager advantage of a mistake,remark, or sign of weakness
She looked like a vulture waiting to pounce
Reporters who are just eager to pounce on a gaffe as on a significant news story
Gaffe is a social blunder, faux pas
Blunder is a gross,stupid, or careless mistake
That is your second blunder this morning
Vulture is a person or thing that preys,especially greedily or unscrupulously
Unscrupulously is not punctiliously or minutely careful,precise or exact
Tire is exhaust the patience or interest
Waiting for the enemy tire himself out
Waiting for the enemy tire himself out
Lure is tempting to attract sth
The lure of a better-paid job
The child was lured to the car but managed to escape
The lure of a better-paid job
The child was lured to the car but managed to escape
Plausible is seeming reasonable
It seems plausible that one or two things may happen
It seems plausible that one or two things may happen
Divulged is make known of sensitive information
I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age
I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age
Ere is before in time
I was driven for some half mile ere we stopped
He died ere the battle is fought
He died ere the battle is fought
Foresee is be aware of beforehand,predict.
It is impossible to foresee how life will work out
It is impossible to foresee how life will work out
Swift is happening quickly or promptly
A remarkable swift recovery
Promptly is quick or alert/ ready in action/without delay
A remarkable swift recovery
Promptly is quick or alert/ ready in action/without delay
Mail-clad is mail cloth
A hundred mail-clad soldiers
A hundred mail-clad soldiers
Probable is
1. person who is likely to become or do sth
2. the case or to happen
This war seems to be hardly probable
Mior and Afiq are probables
2. the case or to happen
This war seems to be hardly probable
Mior and Afiq are probables
Battalion is a large body of troops ready for battle
The whole army would be divided up into a thousand battalions
The whole army would be divided up into a thousand battalions
Provision is
1. a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
2. a supply of something
Ardor is a great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor
Protracted is to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
Damped is
1. unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception.
2. wet; damp clothes
Strain is
1. to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
2. to pour liquid through a filter
Extremity is
1. the terminal point, limit, or part of something.
2. extremities. the end part limb, as a hand or foot: to experience cold in one's extremities.
Avert is
- to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
- to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an accident.
Ensue is
- to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength.
- to follow as a consequence; result: When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues.
Haste is
- swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: to be in haste to get ahead in the world.
- unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste.
Exchequer is ( often initial capital letter ) the governmental department in charge of the public revenues
Insures is to guarantee against loss or harm
Ingenious is characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
Injudicious is showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet: an injudicious decision.
Tardiness is
- late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- moving or acting slowly; slow; sluggish.
- delaying through reluctance.
Impoverishment
- to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: Bad farming practices impoverished the soil.
Poverty the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor.
Moot open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point
Reversal is an act or instance of reversing
Presumption is an assumption, often not fully established, that is taken for granted in some piece of reasoning.
Acquainted brought into social contact; made familiar: people acquainted through mutual friends.
Frontier
- the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- the land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions.
Audacious is
- extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer.
- extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive: an audacious vision of the city's bright future.
Superiority is the quality or condition of being superior
