ADVANCED VOCABULARY

Dotage: the period of life in which a person is old and weak.

Sentence: Even in his dotage, the Professor still sits on the committee.

Allegory: the use of characters and events in a story, poem, or painting to represent other things.

Sentence: The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.

Intruder: someone who enters a place without permission in order to commit a crime:

Sentence: He was stabbed when he tackled an intruder armed with a knife

Agnostic: a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.

Sentence: Your grandmother might be a devout believer, while your mom is agnostic.

Stoicism: the quality of experiencing pain or trouble without complaining or showing your emotions:

Sentence: He endured the pain of his wounds with great stoicism.

Opaque: not able to be seen through; not transparent.

Sentence: The drawing room is separated from the bedroom by an opaque glass wall

Regicide: the action of killing a king.

Sentence: Some of the regicides were sentenced to death

Polyglot: knowing or using several languages.

Sentence: She was a polyglot who was fluent in four languages.

Omnipotent: having unlimited power and able to do anything

Sentence: “they believe that God is the omnipotent creator of all things”

Aviary: a large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping birds in.

Sentence: I have some space in my indoor aviary to be able to offer a good home to a limited number of birds.

Nocturnal: done, occurring, or active at night.

Sentence: I was surprised to have a nocturnal visitor”

Monumental: great in importance, extent, or size.

Sentence: The first broadcast on television was a monumental moment in history.