Kev learns new words

a series of columns set at regular intervals , usually supporting a roof or series of arches

the lowest level of the proletariat comprising unskilled workers, vagrants, and criminals and characterized by a lack of class identification and solidarity

a group of politicians or other people who meet and decide things secretly

advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma

able to know or predict what is going to happen in the future

a job for which you receive payment but which does not involve much work or responsibility

 well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt

 taken off, or taken away from

unselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare

a person who has been converted from one religion to another, or from one belief, sect, party, etc. to another

a small group of people who have been specially chosen, trained, and organized for a particular purpose

a feeling or expression of awe or reverence

someone who works for a government or a political party and who obeys orders

move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place

 to strip (the skin) from (a person or animal); to excoriate a person or organization means to criticize them severely, usually in public.

to throw into confusion

someone who is skilled at arguing very strongly for or against a belief or opinion

frightened and nervous of other people and situations

an official organization or activity that wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much

dirty, foul, or squalid; degraded; vile; base

rapidly developing or growing

to confer value or greater value upon

 without flavor; tasteless

 concerned with effect or style rather than content or meaning

 feeble; weak; ineffectual; irresponsible

 loud, noisy, or vehement in making one's feelings known

 rebuked or criticized in a severe manner; chastised

in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent

to make useless, futile, or ineffectual, esp by routine

 a secondary or additional phenomenon; by-product

 involving a person's ability to think and to understand ideas and information

 promoting or intended to promote health

to instil by forceful or insistent repetition

 beyond correction, reform, or alteration

  the male head of a family or household

a state in which there is something wrong with a society or group, for which there does not seem to be a quick or easy solution

an inclination to teach or lecture others too much, especially by preaching and moralizing

  without a clearly defined shape or form

the method on the stock exchange of buying something in one place and selling it in another place at the same time, in order to make a profit from the difference in price in the two places

a system of labour camps maintained in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1955 in which many people died

an accomplice of a confidence trickster or swindler who poses as a genuine customer to entice or encourage others

intended to prevent disease

a statement, remark , or conclusion that does not follow naturally or logically from what has just been said .

a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities