| Word | Part of Speech | Contextual Meaning | Example Sentence |
| arithmetic | noun | mathematics (adding, multiplying etc) | Don't ask me to add the numbers; I'm terrible at arithmetic. |
| aroma | noun | scent | The aroma at the spa was of roses and vanilla. |
| bulbous | adjective | large and round | Santa Claus has a bulbous nose and belly. |
| cask | noun | wooden container | We filled the cask with wine and put it in the cellar. |
| claret | noun | French red wine | You should always serve a nice claret with a juicy steak. |
| concealed | verb - past | hid | Franco concealed his love notes under his pillow. |
| contempt | noun | feeling that a person or thing is worthless | Jane's contempt for her ex-husband is unfair on her kids. |
| cultivated | adjective | educated about art | My husband is very cultivated because his grandmother was into classical music and painting. |
| dabbed | verb - past | touched lightly | Mary dabbed her extra lipstick off with her napkin. |
| decent | adjective | pretty good | At least wear a decent shirt because you are going to be photographed from the waist up. |
| denouncements | noun | accusations | The thief rejected the denouncements even though he was caught stealing on camera. |
| elegant | adjective | attractive, graceful, simple | I need a long elegant dress to wear to my graduation ceremony. |
| entertained | verb | hosted a party | Whenever my parents entertained their college friends we always had a BBQ and badminton tournament. |
| excessively | adverb | with extra effort than necessary | Chrisie called me so excessively that I didn't want to be friends with her. |
| fathomless | adjective | deep, incomprehensible | Astronomers are constantly trying to search the fathomless depths of space. |
| flung | verb - past | threw wildly | The bride flung her bouquet of flowers behind her. |
| fumes | noun | strong smell that makes it hard to breathe | The petrol fumes at the garage always give me a headache. |
| game | noun | hunted birds and other animals (for food or sport) | The only game I enjoy eating is duck. |
| gazed | verb - past | looked at intently with wide eyes | The couple sat on the beach and gazed at the sunset. |
| genuine | adjective | real | This movie is not a genuine documentary. |
| glances | noun | looks that last only a short moment | Before we started dating we used to exchange glances from our desks. |
| grief-stricken | adjective | upset because of a loss | I was grief-stricken when my dog got run over by a car. |
| harvest | noun | season when crops are ready to pick | During the harvest the whole family goes out to work in the corn fields. |
| heaven forbid | interjection | expressing a strong wish that something does not happen | Heaven forbid that we ever get hit by one of these terrible hurricanes! |
| humiliating | adjective | causing embarrassment | It was humiliating when they made me stand up and make a speech. |
| idyllic | adjective | peaceful, perfect | It was an idyllic afternoon with all of the kids away at school. |
| immigration | noun | permanent movement of someone from one country to another | The rules of immigration say that I need a permit to work in this country. |
| impassively | adverb | without expression, not showing emotion | The young teen stood impassively while the policeman put handcuffs on him. |
| insinuations | noun | suggestions about someone (without proof) that are not nice | I broke up with Bob because of the insinuations he made about me and my ex-boyfriend. |
| intention | noun | aim or plan | Alice's intention was to rent a guitar, not to buy one. |
| loathed | verb - past | hated | I loathed my grade nine French teacher because he gave us so much homework. |
| lunged | verb - past | moved forward suddenly and quickly | The child lunged at the birthday cake before we could remove the candles. |
| peasant | noun | poor person who usually lives off the land | My ancestors were peasants who used to beg for food when their crops wouldn't grow. |
| pedigree | noun | record of ancestry, line of relatives | We only breed dogs of excellent pedigree. |
| poised | verb - past | prepared to act | The fashion model was poised at the foot of the walkway. |
| raconteur | noun | a skilful storyteller | There is always one raconteur in the family who makes everyone laugh at the dinner table. |
| ravishing | adjective | very beautiful, entrancing | Brides always look ravishing on their wedding days. |
| reasoned | verb - past | analyzed and formed judgement logically; tried to persuade by giving good reasons | I reasoned with my father to extend my curfew. |
| reputation | noun | opinions or beliefs that others have about a person or thing | Mark has a reputation for dating more than one woman at a time. |
| resorted to | verb - past | did because nothing else worked | There were no size ten skates so Marie resorted to wearing men's. |
| root | noun | early stage, cause | Janice's mother-in-law is the root of her marital problems. |
| shuddered | verb - past | trembled or shook because of cold or fear | Andrea shuddered when she heard the loud scream. |
| telegram | noun | (formerly) mail sent electronically and delivered in printed form on paper | During the war she learned of her son's injuries by telegram. |
| termagant | noun | a bad-tempered, noisy woman | The termagant was hassling her husband about forgetting to make her coffee. |
| veal | noun | the meat of a young cow | Samantha doesn't eat veal because she's a vegetarian. |
| vigorous | adjective | strong, energetic | The vigorous builders had the house finished in one week. |
| vintage | noun | top wine, usually wine from a specific year | They're serving a 1975 vintage to mark their anniversary. |
| vineyard | noun | place where grapes are grown | We worked in the vineyard until all of the grapes had been picked. |
| visibly | adverb | easily seen | She stood visibly in front of the window, so I knew she was home. |
| welled up | verb - past | filled up (often with liquid) | Her eyes welled up with tears when he asked her to marry him. |
| winepress | noun | machine or equipment used to squeeze the juice out of grapes | We'll need a winepress if we want to make juice out of these grapes. |
