Kaoyan Vocabulary

A male school principal

The state of being unnecessary or excessive; needless repetition

Tediously repetitive and lacking in variety

Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian

A word used in place of a noun, such as 'he', 'she', or 'they'

Thoughtful and attentive to the needs and feelings of others

To extort someone using threats; the act of such extortion

An alcoholic spirit distilled from grain

A person who looks down on those considered inferior

Able to be understood; expressed clearly

Faster than the speed of sound

From this time forward; from now on

To cut down or strike down; fierce and cruel

Not legally or logically acceptable; a person disabled by illness or injury

A woman who owns and rents out property

To be next to or share a boundary with something

A line with sharp alternating turns; to move in such a pattern

Fixed, unoriginal, and conforming to a stereotype

Causing boredom or fatigue; tedious

To recall or remember something from the past

To mildly rebuke someone; an expression of criticism or shame

Prone to mood swings; unpredictable in behaviour or function

Able to be dissolved; able to be solved

Recommended as sensible or wise; prudent and desirable

The grammatical form referring to more than one; consisting of more than one

To introduce new ideas or methods; to make creative changes

A small island

To satisfy thirst; to extinguish a fire; to cool metal rapidly in liquid

A skilled gymnastic performer, often in a circus

To eat away or destroy gradually by chemical action

Something equivalent or similar to another; relating to non-digital signals

To slander someone; evil or harmful in nature

A room with a toilet or sink; a bathroom

To apply oil or grease to reduce friction

A racquet sport played with a shuttlecock hit over a net

A person who delivers and collects mail

A white lime-and-water paint; to conceal faults or wrongdoing

Friendly and enjoying the company of others; an informal social gathering

Exceptional technical skill in performance or art

A bridge crossing over another road; to pass over or exceed

The branch of medicine dealing with the nervous system and its disorders

A layer of ice crystals on surfaces; freezing cold weather

To wake someone from sleep; to stop sleeping

Careful and economical with money or resources; frugal

Protection from attack; a justification or argument; the defending side

Speaking words for transcription; a school listening-and-writing exercise

A person who plays a musical instrument

A circular road junction (n.); indirect or circuitous (adj.)