| Term | Definition |
|---|
| barren | not producing offspring; unproductive, lacking; providing no shelter or sustenance |
| conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind; completely obvious |
| defile | a narrow pass; cast doubt upon; make dirty or spotty by exposure to air; spot, stain, pollute |
| demoralize | corrupt morally; lower one's spirits; make downhearted; confuse or put in disorder |
| distemper | any angry and disagreeable mood; paint made by mixing pigments w/ water and a binder; to paint with distemper |
| draw | attractor; tie; anything chosen at random; the act of having something; a gully that's shallow |
| enigma | something that baffles understanding and can't be explained; puzzle |
| flighty | guided by whim and fancy; unpredictably excitable; skittish |
| folly | the trait of acting stupid; a stupid mistake; foolish |
| foreclosure | the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default |
| fret | agitation from worry; to worry; rub or cause friction; to wear away |
| goad | verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; give courage to; stab or urge as if w/ a pointed stick |
| grudge | a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; accept or admit willingly |
| hew | make or shape as w/ an axe; cut down, strike |
| impetuous | characterized by haste and lack of thought or deliberation; marked by violent force |
| indolent | disinclined to work or exertion; slow to develop and usually painless |
| probity | complete integrity; having strong moral principles |
| repose | freedom from activity; disposition free from stress or emotion; to be innate in, lay, put down |
| ruddy | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated w/ outdoor life; resembling red |
| slovenly | habitually dirty and unkempt |
| sorghum | old world cereal grass; made from juice of sweet sorghum |
| thresh | move or stir about violently; beat hard |
| unremitting | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing |
| vacillate | to be undecided about something, waver; move or sway like wavelike pattern |
| vice | moral weakness; specific form of evil doing |
| bluster | noisy confusion and turbulence; a violent gusty wind; to act in an arrogant conceited manner |
| Bohemia | a group of artists and writers w/ real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style |
| cornet | horn, trumpet; a small cone |
| droll | comical in an odd or whimsical manner |
| gauntlets | to offer or accept a challenge; a glove w/ long sleeve; a form of punishment |
| gratify | to make happy or satisfied; yield to, give satisfaction to |
| homely | lacking in physical beauty or proportion; cozy and comfortable; plain and unpretentious |
| instigate | to provoke or stir up; serve as the inciting cause of |
| laconic | using few words; brief and concise |
| penance | remorse for your past conduct; voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing |
| pompadour | a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead; to style women's hair in a pompadour |
| poppy | annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers |
| prattle | idle and foolish and irrelevant talk; to speak about unimportant matters rapidly |
| puissant | powerful |
| resolute | firm in position or belief; characterized by quickness and firmness and determination |
| scythe | an edge tool for cutting grass; to cut with a .... |
| shear | a large tool that cuts sheet metal; become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain; cut or cut through w/ a ...... |
| silo | a cylindrical tower used for storing silage; military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired |
| steadfast | marked by firm determination or resolution; dependable esp. in loyalty; not shakeable |
| supple | make pliant and flexible; moving and bending w/ ease; readily adaptable |
| swale | a low area esp. a marshy are between ridges |
| tilth | arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops |
| tonic | sweet drink containing carbonated water; medicine that strengthens; employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings; refreshing; accented |
| tow-headed | a head of very light blonde, almost white; a sandbar in a river |
| whetstone | a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction; anything that sharpens |
| ablutions | the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels |
| affront | a deliberately offensive act; treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
| consecrate | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose |
| debauchee | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained |
| disdain | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; reject with contempt |
| exorbitant | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation |
| forsake | leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch |
| import | to bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another; to be of consequence or importance |
| impunity | exemption from punishment or loss |
| lithe | bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible |
| marital | of or pertaining to marriage; conjugal |
| peck | pick up; kiss lightly; bother persistently w/ trivial complaints; a large number |
| plausible | apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments |
| plumage | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
| prudent | careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment |
| recumbent | lying down; in a position of comfort or rest |
| renounce | turn away from; give up; abdicate; cast off |
| rueful | feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses |
| sexton | an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects |
| spree | a brief indulgence of your impulses; engage without restraint in an activity and indulge |
| staid | characterized by dignity and propriety |
| stile | an upright that is a member in a door or window frame |
| surplice | a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves; church robes |
| wayward | resistant to guidance or discipline |
| wistful | showing pensive sadness |
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