The notes of English..

blockade(n.)

the action of surrounding or closing a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out

EX: The police set up blockades on highways leading out of the city.

boisterous(a.)

of people, animals or behavior / noisy and full of life and energy

EX: It was a challenge, keeping ten boisterous seven-year-olds amused.

bolster(v.)

to improve something or make it stronger

EX: Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.

brandish(v.)

to hold or wave something, especially a weapon, in an aggressive or threatening way

EX: She answered with a brandish of her umbrella.

undulate (v.)

to move like a wave or in waves.

EX: We soon see a field of wheat undulate In the breeze.

absent-minded (a.)

lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.

EX: He's very learned but rather absent-minded.

absolve (v.)

to free from sin or its penalties.

EX: The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident.

absorption(n.)

the process of a liquid, gas or other substance being taken in

EX: Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food.

unsophisticated (a.)

showing inexperience.

EX: He was confiding, good-natured, unsophisticated, companionable.

urchin (n.)

a roguish, mischievous boy.

EX: An urchin girl stood there, wrapped in a huge shawl.

venerable (a.)

meriting or commanding high esteem.

EX: The vendor was a venerable Irishman.

verdant (a.)

green with vegetation.

EX: He travels through the lush and verdant landscape of the island.

abyss(n.)

a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom

EX: Ahead of them was a gaping abyss.

academic(a.)

connected with education, especially studying in schools and universities

EX: The students return in October for the start of the new academic year.

beau(n.)

a woman's male lover or friend

EX: The magnificent beau is dancing to the light of chandeliers.

bequeath(v.)

to say in a will that you want somebody to have your property, money, etc. after you die

EX: He bequeathed his entire estate to his daughter.

bewilder(v.)

to confuse somebody
EX: She was totally bewildered by his sudden change of mood.

bide(v.)

to wait for the right time to do something

EX: He decided to bide his time until he got an opportunity to talk to her alone.

bight(n.)

a long curve in a coast

EX: Take a turn round that stump with the bight of it! 

blemish(n.)

a mark on the skin or on an object that spoils it and makes it look less beautiful or perfect

EX: His reputation is without a blemish.

aberration (n.)

Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

EX: The removal of the chromatic aberration is then of primary importance.

abet (v.)

To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).

EX: It's illegal to aid and abet a thief.

abhorrence (n.)

The act of detesting extremely.

EX: I have a deadly abhorrence of partings and such like.

presage (v.)

To foretell.

EX: The lowering clouds presage a storm.

prejudice (n.)

A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.

EX: He has a strong prejudice against modern poetry.

docile (a.)

Easy to manage.

EX: Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.

divinity (n.)

The quality or character of being godlike.

EX: He was a former divinity student.

divert (v.)

To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.

EX: If a user must divert his attention from the application to search out a tool, his concentration will be broken.

distort (v.)

To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.

EX: The man distorts the kid’s criticism.

distillation

(n.) Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.

EX: Every paragraph is a distillation of sound judgment.

(v.) To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade. 
EX: A man who uses bad language will only abase himself.

abbey (n.)

The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns. 
EX: A deep hush pervaded the abbey.

baste (v.)

To pour liquid fat or juices over meat, etc. while it is cooking / to sew pieces of fabric together temporarily with long loose stitches 
EX: The turkey be baste to keep It from drying out.

bellicose (a.)

Having or showing a desire to argue or fight 
EX: His bellicose disposition alienated his friend.

candor(n.)

The quality of frankness or outspokenness. 
EX: He talked with unusual candor. 

baffle (v.)

To confuse somebody completely; to be too difficult or strange for somebody to understand or explain 

EX: His behaviour baffles me.