Kaoyan Vocabulary

Relating to courts of law and the justice system

A thing or organization with a distinct independent existence

Waste material; anything useless or worthless

A device that produces light, such as an electric bulb or oil lamp

A person employed to serve or work for another

Relating to diplomacy; tactful in dealing with people

To reduce to the smallest possible amount; to downplay importance; to collapse a window to an icon

Graceful and refined in appearance or style

A formal social gathering; the act of receiving; signal quality

The front part of the lower jaw below the mouth

To disappear suddenly or completely; to cease to exist

To admit to wrongdoing; to disclose sins to a priest

The state of being essential; something indispensable

Relaxed and informal; happening by chance; a temporary worker

The force pulling objects toward the earth; the seriousness of a situation

To reduce in size or importance

To separate or cut off from others; to place in quarantine

To cut with forceful strokes; a cut of meat with a rib bone

A gathering of people; the fitting together of parts

Producing a large amount; yielding useful results

A detailed list of goods in stock; to make such a list

The size, extent, or importance of something

A person held captive to force compliance; to hold someone as a hostage

Nearly vertical in slope; to soak in liquid; a steep slope

A foreigner or extraterrestrial being; foreign or unfamiliar

A unit of liquid volume; a glass of beer served by the pint

Energetic and constantly changing; a driving force or pattern

A divine spiritual messenger; a very kind or good person

A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal; treating things as equivalent

A fixture used for urination and defecation; a bathroom

Violent uncontrolled anger (n.); to express intense anger or move with great force (v.)

Of great value or worth; deeply cherished

To officially forbid or make something illegal

Practical and accurate, not idealistic

To officially register as a member or participant

Exceptionally good or excellent; still remaining to be paid or dealt with

To trip or nearly fall; to make mistakes; to find by chance

Sad from lack of companionship; desolate

Made by humans rather than nature; fake or forced

The first light of day; to begin to grow light or become clear

To move downward; to be passed down through generations

Theoretical, not concrete; a summary of a text

Foolish or absurd in an amusing way

The rise and fall of sea levels; a trend; to help through a difficulty

Willingly; easily and without difficulty

Causing dramatic change; a person who supports revolution

To work together toward a common goal

A love affair; a story of love and adventure; to court someone