Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abomination | anything shamefully disgusting or vile; polluted, sinful wickedness |
| accost | to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request; to solicit for sex |
| adduce | to cite as an example or means of proof in an argument |
| ascetic | self-denying and austere; a person dedicated to self-denial |
| auspicious | suggestive of something beneficial that will likely occur in the future |
| baggage | a romping, saucy girl; a woman of loose morals |
| capricious | an impulse change of mind, whimsical |
| contumely | haughty and contemptuous rudeness in speech or manner |
| deleterious | having a harmful effect; injurious, |
| derisive | vocally abusive; expressing contempt or ridicule |
| dissemble | conceal the truth of one's feelings or motives; to feign or disguise |
| effervescent | bubbling, gay, sparkling |
| eminent | of high rank, station, or quality; noteworthy |
| entice | to lure; to attract by arousing desire |
| glower | to stare with sullen anger |
| ignominy | shame; dishonor , public shame |
| iniquity | gross immorality or injustice; wickedness , sin |
| lurid | shocking or glowing |
| machinations | crafty scheming |
| pristine | pure, uncorrupt |
| tarry | to linger |
| unobtrusive | not in the way |
| venerable | worthy of praise due to age |
| vicissitudes | sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings (usually used in the plural) |
| voluptuous | given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; having strong sexual appeal; (of a woman's body) having pleasing curves; sensuous |
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