Kaoyan Vocabulary

Hard to grip due to smoothness or wetness; evasive or untrustworthy

Magnificent in appearance; excellent or outstanding

To perceive or distinguish something with the senses or mind

Dirty or offensive; to make dirty; a rule violation in sport

A small pigeon; a person favouring peace over conflict

A continuous dull pain; to suffer such pain or feel a strong longing

Not definite or certain; done hesitantly or experimentally

A short pleasure trip; revealing someone's sexual identity publicly

To walk unsteadily; to arrange at staggered intervals; an unsteady movement

A wrapped package for delivery; to divide into portions

Morally evil or mischievous; (informal) extremely good

Having a strong, hot flavor from spices; mildly risqué

Communication or dealings between people; sexual intercourse

A decorative object; to decorate or embellish

The ability to withstand prolonged hardship; stamina

To compel someone to act in a certain way; to restrict or limit

To squeeze skin between fingers; a small amount; a difficult situation

Neat and well-organized; a hospital attendant or military aide

Legal membership of a nation; a people sharing common culture or origin

The direct light and warmth of the sun; cheerfulness or happiness

A formal assessment of value or quality

The state of being better or higher than others

To illustrate by example; to be a typical instance of

A foot-operated lever; to ride a bicycle

Extremely large in size

The full range of works or skills a person or group is prepared to perform or use

To examine something very carefully and in detail

The dismissal of employees due to budget cuts or lack of work

A person who makes or alters clothes; to adapt something for a specific need

The number 19

A crease in skin or a surface; to form such creases

To calculate or process data mathematically

The ability to fully understand something

To strongly desire or aim to achieve something

A detailed description of requirements or design criteria for a product or work

A silvery metallic element; a five-cent coin

The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships and shapes

A gap made by breaking through; a violation of a law or promise; to break through

A rounded handle, control switch, or protuberance

A flat inscribed slab; a small pill; a portable touchscreen computer

To change from liquid into vapour; to disappear gradually

Emitting ionizing radiation from unstable atomic nuclei

To imitate or reproduce the behavior or conditions of something

A team sport played by hitting a ball over a net; the ball used

To fascinate or arouse curiosity; a secret plot or scheme

To close one eye briefly as a signal; such a gesture

Rough in texture; crude or lacking refinement

The way a word is spelled; the practice of forming words correctly with letters