Kaoyan Vocabulary

Relating to or using analysis and logical reasoning

Able to read and write; educated and knowledgeable

Lacking strength or effectiveness; weak

The fastest gait of a horse; to run or move very fast

To disturb or upset someone; to shake; to campaign for a cause

A wheeled cart; an electric streetcar or tram

To divide into opposing extremes; to cause polarization

An unusual habit or trait; an idiosyncrasy

A short moral story, often with animal characters; a legend

Polite and courteous behaviour; a polite act

A message sent by telegraph; to send such a message

Stopping and starting at irregular intervals; not continuous

The area beside the sea; located at the seaside

Unable to read or write; lacking education

Supplementary material at the end of a book; the vermiform appendix in the body

Still to be paid; owed as a debt

Anger or resentment at something unjust or offensive

Harmful and dangerous; (of a tumour) life-threatening and uncontrolled

Having or showing great ability or expertise

The edge of a container or hat brim; to be nearly overflowing

Treating all sides equally and fairly; unbiased

To seize control of a vehicle by force; an instance of such seizure

To make someone feel revitalized; to reload a webpage to show new content

to spread something widely or in all directions; spread out; not concentrated or focused

To separate people or things, especially by race or group

A unit of power (about 746 watts) used to measure engine output

Seemingly contradictory yet possibly true

To think deeply and quietly; to practise mental or spiritual contemplation

A fake or fraud; to pretend or deceive; not genuine

An intense obsession or enthusiasm; a state of abnormally elevated mood

To blind with intense light; to overwhelm with brilliance

To praise enthusiastically; enthusiastic public praise

Specialized vocabulary of a particular field or group

Decisive and final; putting an end to doubt

Impressive greatness or dignity; a royal title

To surprise or amaze greatly

Turning around a central axis (adj.); a circular road junction (n.)

A swinging weight used to regulate clocks; something that swings between extremes

Containing an error; incorrect or mistaken

A sudden feeling of intense fear; to frighten someone

An action that deliberately angers or irritates someone

The chest or breast; one's innermost feelings; a very close friendship

To lose something as a penalty; something surrendered as punishment

A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre

Mischievous or badly behaved; mildly risqué

Requiring great effort or energy; very demanding

To fill with horror or shock

Done too quickly without enough care; hurried and rash