Important Vocabulary to Improve your English-21

illegitimate
A person who is illegitimate was born of parents who were not married to each other.

Illegitimate is used to describe activities and institutions that are not in accordance with the law or with accepted standards of what is right.


blurt
If someone blurts something, they say it suddenly, after trying hard to keep quiet or to keep it secret.


rebellion
A rebellion is a violent organized action by a large group of people who are trying to change their country's political system.
= insurrection
A situation in which politicians show their opposition to their own party's policies can be referred to as a rebellion.
= revolt

slur
A slur is an insulting remark which could damage someone's reputation.
= smear
If someone slurs their speech or if their speech slurs, they do not pronounce each word clearly, because they are drunk, ill, or sleepy.


peep
If you peep, or peep at something, you have a quick look at it, often secretly and quietly.
Peep is also a noun.
If something peeps out from behind or under something, a small part of it is visible or becomes visible.


daisy
A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.


marmalade
Marmalade is a food made from oranges, lemons, or grapefruit that is similar to jam. It is eaten on bread or toast at breakfast.


poker
Poker is a card game that people usually play in order to win money.

A poker is a metal bar which you use to move coal or wood in a fire in order to make it burn better.


tart
A tart is a shallow pastry case with a filling of food, especially sweet food.

If something such as fruit is tart, it has a sharp taste.
= sharp
A tart remark or way of speaking is sharp and unpleasant, often in a way that is rather cruel.
= acid

If someone refers to a woman or girl as a tart, they are criticizing her because they think she is sexually immoral or dresses in a way that makes her look sexually immoral. , OFFENSIVE)


toffee
Toffee is a sticky sweet that you chew. It is made by boiling sugar and butter together with water.

A toffee is an individual piece of toffee.


pomposity
Pomposity means speaking or behaving in a very serious manner which shows that you think you are more important than you really are.


cynic

A cynic is someone who believes that people always act selfishly.


blaspheme
If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God's name as a swear word.



frontier
A frontier is a border between two countries.

When you are talking about the western part of America before the twentieth century, you use frontier to refer to the area beyond the part settled by Europeans.

The frontiers of something, especially knowledge, are the limits to which it extends.


leap


If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance.
= jump

Leap is also a noun.

If you leap somewhere, you move there suddenly and quickly.

If a vehicle leaps somewhere, it moves there in a short sudden movement.

A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance.

If you leap to a particular place or position, you make a large and important change, increase, or advance.

If you leap at a chance or opportunity, you accept it quickly and eagerly.
= jump
You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasize that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly.