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| Explanation of spurn (verb) to push away; to repel; to reject Sample of spurn It emphasizes the huge element of mystery and uncertainty in voters' behavior, which makes them spurn the most fluent campaigns and ignore the gaffes and trifles which dominate television news bulletins and front pages. The woman spurned the advances of her suitor, saying she wasn't ready for a commitment.
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| Explanation of allay (verb) to calm; to lessen in severity; to mollify; to relieve Sample of allay Parliamentary intervention was necessary, partly to allay friction between the established church and Nonconformists, and partly to ensure that cemetery space was allotted at minimum cost to the poor.
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| Explanation of ephemeral (adjective) very short-lived; lasting only a short time; transitory Sample of ephemeral Living alone gave him an ephemeral happiness, soon to be replaced with utter loneliness.
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| Explanation of transgress (verb) to break a law or command; to violate a moral principle; to overstep a moral bound or limit Sample of transgress The vital role of the parents is to do all they can to ensure that the loss or diminution of love and friendship, will be the worst thing that can happen to their children if they transgress the legal and moral codes that control the society in which they will be living.
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| Explanation of allusion (noun) indirect reference (often literary); hint Sample of allusion The mention of the pet snake was an allusion to the man's sneaky ways. In modern plays allusions are often made to ancient drama.
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| Explanation of ascetic (noun) person who leads a simple life of self-denial; recluse; hermit Sample of ascetic The monastery is filled with ascetics who have devoted their lives to religion.
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| Explanation of recumbent (adjective) resting; reclining Sample of recumbent Suppressing a smile, his wife stepped over the now recumbent form of the knitted dog and went into the kitchen to open a can. Some people thought that with the mitre on his white hair he looked like one of the effigies on the tombs of the prelates which they met recumbent in cathedrals, and fancied that here was a bishop out of the Middle Ages.
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| Explanation of engender (verb) to bring about; to bring forth; to cause; to produce; to generate Sample of engender The group attempted to engender changes to the law.
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| Explanation of ennui (noun) boredom; apathy; lethargy; tedium Sample of ennui Ennui set in when the children realized they had already played with all the toys.
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| Explanation of delete (verb) to erase; to cancel; to take out; to remove totally Sample of delete The Backspace key will not delete text if Overtype (F5) is switched on. When the new Clause was debated in the House of Commons on 5th December, Joan Ruddock was the only MP to attempt an amendment to delete it in its entirety.
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