Ch 15 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amenity (n) | attractive features (think of our pool...it's an amenity) |
| aperture (n) | opening or hole |
| dissidence (n) | difference of opinion; discontent |
| epicurean (adj) | fond of good food and devoted to the pursuit of pleasure |
| improvident (adj) | not thrifty; they fail to plan ahead |
| iniquity (n) | sin or immoral act (ex. Jesus cleansed us from our iniquities) |
| inviolable (adj) | sacred or extremely important |
| mutable (adj) | changeable |
| nascent (adj) | having just come into existence |
| obeisance (n) | a deep bow of submission |
| panegyric (n) | tribute; elaborate praise |
| pillory (n) | to expose publicly |
| pittance (n) | meager allowance or wage (not much) |
| presage (v) | foretell; indication of the future |
| pregeny (n) | descendants; children |
| promulgate (v) | announce; proclaim |
| rectitude (n) | integrity; righteousness |
| restive (adj) | restless; fidgety |
| seraphic (adj) | angelic; heavenly (ex. seraphim mentioned in the Bible) |
| subsist (v) | to survive; sustain |
| We are sure that their vow is ___ because their sense of moral obligation will prevent them from ever breaking it. | inviolable |
| Conscientious parents will do everything they can to foster and develop the ___ curiosity of a small child. | nascent |
| Imagine someone with my ___ tastes having to live for a week on that watery mush! | epicurean |
| The biography is a pretty evenhanded appraisal of the man's strengths and weaknesses, not just another ___ to a great hero. | panegyric |
| He inveighs against the sins of society with all the stridency of an OT prophet castigating the ___ of the ungodly. | iniquities |
| I see no reason to question the ___ of her dealings with us since I know her to be very honest. | rectitude |
| The wranglers suspected that there were wolves or mountain lions nearby when the herd suddenly grew nervous and ___. | dissident |
| The Bible tells us that visitors to the court of Solomon, the great king, willingly paid him ___. | obeisance |
| For many ancient peoples, the appearance of a comet was a fearful omen that ___ great social upheaval. | presaged |
| After a few days in which everything went my way, I suddenly learned just how ___ Lady Luck can be. | mutable |
| Am I to be ___ before the entire student body because I made a few minor mistakes? | restive |
| The liberties that we have inherited from our forefathers are a sacred trust that we must pass on to our ___. | progenies |
| Authoritarian governments often resort to violence and coercion in their efforts to repress political ___. | pillories |
| Our financial situations are so different that what she considers a mere ___ seems a fortune to me. | pittance |
| It was the ___ of its natural setting on those rolling hills that let the arcitect to dub the estate "Mount Pleasant". | amenity |
| The President has ___ a policy that commits the nation to curbing pollution. | promulgated |
| I'm afraid that the child's ___ countenance defeats the devilry in his heart. | seraphic |
| The ___ on most cameras can be adjusted to admit more or less light, as required. | aperture |
| Nutritionists say that most of us could ___ on a great deal less food than we actually consume. | subsist |
| Though I'm by no means ___ with my money, I don't hoard it either. | improvident |
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