Important Vocabulary to Improve your English-16

legend
A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true.

If you refer to someone as a legend, you mean that they are very famous and admired by a lot of people.

A legend is a story that people talk about, concerning people, places, or events that exist or are famous at the present time.

dean
A dean is an important official at a university or college.

A dean is a priest who is the main administrator of a large church.

fragrance
A fragrance is a pleasant or sweet smell.

Fragrance is a pleasant-smelling liquid which people put on their bodies to make themselves smell nice.
= perfume
aspirin
Aspirin is a mild drug which reduces pain and fever.

faint
A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity.

= slightly
A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm.


If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock.
= pass out
Faint is also a noun.

Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness.

scum
If you refer to people as scum, you are expressing your feelings of dislike and disgust for them.

Scum is a layer of a dirty or unpleasant-looking substance on the surface of a liquid.

sidle
If you sidle somewhere, you walk there in a quiet or cautious way, as if you do not want anyone to notice you.

charred
Charred plants, buildings, or vehicles have been badly burnt and have become black because of fire.
= burnt
pursue
If you pursue an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it out or follow it.

If you pursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long period of time.

If you pursue a particular topic, you try to find out more about it by asking questions.
= follow up
If you pursue a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them.

ecstatic
If you are ecstatic, you feel very happy and full of excitement.
= delirious

You can use ecstatic to describe reactions that are very enthusiastic and excited. For example, if someone receives an ecstatic reception or an ecstatic welcome, they are greeted with great enthusiasm and excitement.
= rapturous
embarrass
If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed.

If something embarrasses a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party, it causes problems for them.

fasten
When you fasten something, you close it by means of buttons or a strap, or some other device. If something fastens with buttons or straps, you can close it in this way.
= do up
If you fasten one thing to another, you attach the first thing to the second, for example with a piece of string or tape.

convict
If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.

A convict is someone who is in prison.
munch
munch munches munching munched
If you munch food, you eat it by chewing it slowly, thoroughly, and rather noisily.
Luke munched the chicken sandwiches...
Across the table, his son Benjie munched appreciatively...