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solely (adv.) /ˈsoʊlli/

Involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned.

It was rather a shock to look into these matters and discover that the fault was solely mine.

constituent (adj.)   /kənˈstɪtʃuənt/

Forming part of something.

The constituent parts of tragedy.

swarm (v.) /swɔrm/

to go somewhere as part of a large crowd;if insects swarm, they fly together in a large group.

Let the waters swarm with the swarm of living creatures.

fowl (n) /faʊl/ 

a bird that is kept on a farm for its eggs and meat, for example a chicken or a duck;an old word for “bird”.

SE Asian jungle fowl considered ancestral to domestic fowl .

skim (v.) /skɪm/

to move quickly over the surface of something, or to make something do this.

The hovercraft is able to skim over the water.    

repress (v.) [rɪˋprɛs]

to stop yourself from doing somethingyou want to do

He had long agorepressed the painful memories of his childhood.

homogeneity (n.) [͵homədʒəˋniətɪ] I

dentity; likeness; similarity; homogeneous quality

American English heterogeneity and its cultural homogeneity.

solicitude (n.)  [səˋlɪsə͵tjud]

care and concern for someone's health, safety etc

She was grateful to him for his solicitude.

zeal (n.)  [zil]

eagerness to do something, especially to achieve a particular religious or political aim

In their zeal to catch drug dealers, police have ignored citizens' basic civil rights.

adjoin (v.) [əˋdʒɔɪn]

a room, building, or piece of land that adjoins something is next to it and connected to it:

A vacant plot of land adjoins his house.

consign (v.) /kənˈsaɪn/

to put someone or something somewhere, especially because you do not want to   

The captured criminals were consigned to the dungeons.

criterion (n.) /kraɪˈtɪriən/

A standard that is used for judging something or for making a decision about something.

sees loyalty to the state as the only valid criterion. 

repudiate (v.) /rɪˈpjudiˌeɪt/

to say formally that something is not true.

He repudiated the court's decision to offer bail.   

inaugural (adj.) /ɪˈnɔɡjərəl/

an inaugural speech is one made by someone to celebrate the start of an important new job.

This inaugural address of Creon repeats many concepts.

antagonism (n.)   /ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm/

a strong feeling of disliking someone, usually a feeling that has existed for a long time.

There was an ancient antagonism.    

prerogative (n.)   /prɪˈrɑɡətɪv/

A right that a particular person or group has.

He is not only jealously guarding male prerogatives.

summon(v.) [ˋsʌmən] 

to order someone to come to a place

The smell summoned up memories of family holidays by the sea.

revere (v.) /rɪˈvɪr/

To have a lot of respect and admiration for someone or something.

Antigone speaks for religious values that the Athenians revered.

poignant (adj.) /ˈpɔɪnjənt/

Giving you feelings of sadness.

His account had a poignant undertow of regret.  

ascend (v.)  /əˈsend/

to climb a mountain, stairs, etc..

Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx and ascended the throne of Thebes.    

obliterate (v.)   /ə'blɪtəˈret/

to remove all signs of something, either by destroying or covering it completely

Hiroshima was nearly obliterated by the atomic bomb.

limp (n.) /lɪmp/

A way of walking that is affected by an injured leg or foot.

Oedipus comes forward, majestic but for a telltale limp.  

huddle (v.) /ˈhʌd(ə)l/

huddle together or huddle up to move close together in order to stay warm, feel safe, or talk.

Why are you here?Huddling at my altar.

reek (v.) /rik/

to have a strong unpleasant smell.

Our city reeks with the smoke of burning incense.  

wreathe (v.)   /rið/

if something is wreathed in something such as smoke, steam, or shadow, it is surrounded by it.

Branches wreathed , massing in the squares.