Vocabulary Workshop 4th Course Lesson 16

mosque

a Muslim house of worship

aptitude

a natural ability; the ability to learn

requisite

a necessity; a requirement; absolutely necessary; required by circumstances

quantitative

capable of being measured or expressed as an amount

conducive

helpful; tending to promote as a result; contributory

erratic

irregular; not steady; uncertain

pastoral

relating to a simple country way of life; relating to shepherds; rural

astute

showing a clever or shrewd mind; crafty

zenith

the highest point of any course or path; the point in the sky directly above an observer

recur

to return in thought or speech; to happen or appear again; to occur at intervals