tonycreaney - vocabulary bank-Shing

* Vicious (adj.)
Violent and cruel, fierce and dangerous
* Venom (noun)[U]
The poisonous liquid that some snakes, spiders, etc. produce when the bite or sting you
* Villa (noun)
A house where people stay on holiday/vacation
* Hoaxer (noun)
A person that makes others believe something that is not true, especially something unpleasant
* Amateur (noun)
A person who takes part in a sport or other activity for enjoyment or interest, not as a job
* Strait (noun)
A narrow passage of water that connects two seas or large areas of water
* Voyage (noun)
A long journey, especially by sea or in space
* Trek (noun)
A long, hard walk lasting several days or weeks, especially in the mountains
doc·trine noun

1.	a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
2.	something that is taught; teachings collectively: religious doctrine.
3.	a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject: the doctrine of the Catholic Church.

an·ar·chic adjective

1.	of, like, or tending to anarchy.
2.	advocating anarchy.
3.	not regulated by law; lawless: Anarchic bands pillaged the countryside.

per⋅spec⋅tive

–noun

1.	a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
2.	a picture employing this technique, esp. one in which it is prominent: an architect's perspective of a house.
3.	a visible scene, esp. one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an estate.
4.	the state of existing in space before the eye: The elevations look all right, but the building's composition is a failure in perspective.
5.	the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective.
6.	the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship: Your data is admirably detailed but it lacks perspective.
7.	a mental view or prospect: the dismal perspective of terminally ill patients.

–adjective

8.	of or pertaining to the art of perspective, or represented according to its laws.

dem⋅on⋅strate

verb, -strat⋅ed, -strat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)

1.	to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
2.	to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples, specimens, experiments, or the like: to demonstrate the force of gravity by dropping an object.
3.	to manifest or exhibit; show: He demonstrated his courage by his actions in battle.
4.	to display openly or publicly, as feelings: to demonstrate one's anger by slamming a door.
5.	to exhibit the operation or use of (a device, process, product, or the like), usually to a purchaser or prospect: to demonstrate an automobile.

–verb (used without object)

6.	to make, give, or take part in, a demonstration: The pickets required a license to demonstrate.
7.	Military. to attack or make a show of force to deceive an enemy.

sus⋅pense

–noun

1.	a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
2.	a state of mental indecision.
3.	undecided or doubtful condition, as of affairs: For a few days matters hung in suspense.
4.	the state or condition of being suspended.