Saint Peter (key keeper)
One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Church. Venerated as a saint, he is also the first Bishop (ordained by Jesus in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18), and considered to be the first Pope by the Roman Catholic Church.
behind the bar=
in prison
de- :down,away from
e.g.: depart, decline
audi-: listen
e.g. : audio, audience
spec-: look
e.g. : spector, spectacle
vocabulary
1.thigh (noun)
The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.
2.meager (adjective)
Having little flesh; lean; thin.
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
e.g.: A meager piece of cake in one bite.
3.tincture (noun)
A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
A tint, or an added colour.
4.taint (noun)
A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish
5.impertinent (adjective)
insolent, ill-mannered
irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)
6.gracious (adjective)
kind and warmly courteous
tactful
compassionate
indulgent
charming and graceful
elegant and with good taste
benignant
7.benignant (adjective)
Kind; gracious; favorable.
8.indulgent (adjective)
Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or give way to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing; showing or ready to show favor; favorable; indisposed to be severe or harsh, or to exercise necessary restraint: as, an indulgent parent; to be indulgent to servants.
9.avert (verb)
To turn aside or away.
e.g.: To avert the eyes from an object.
To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
e.g.: How can the danger be averted?
10.cast off (verb)
To discard or reject something.
To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc) so that the vessel may make way.
11.maltreat (verb)
To treat badly, to abuse.
12.sewage (noun)
A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
13.turbine (noun)
Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
14.avenue (noun)
A broad street, especially one bordered by trees (Wikipedia).
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
A method or means by which something may be accomplished.
15.commencement (noun)
The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.
e.g.: The time of Henry VII ... nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history. -allam.
16.pavement (noun)
Any paved floor.
17.Asphalt (noun)
asphalt, tarmac
18.tarmac (noun)
(UK, Canada) The bituminous surface of a road.
(aviation) Area of an airport where planes park or maneuver.
19.bitumen (noun)
Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew’s pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, et cetera.
By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
20.deodorant (noun)
Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
21.blemish (noun)
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
A moral defect; a character flaw.
22.telegraphy (noun)
communication at a distance by means of the telegraph, either over wires or by wireless telegraphy, usually using Morse code
the apparatus and techniques used in such a system
23.peremptory (adjective)
(law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final.
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
24.premium (noun)
A prize or award.
Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else.
A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.
The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
An unusually high value.
25.envisage (verb)
To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine or envision.
e.g.: From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self. — McCosh.