English vocab (60)
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blakewshott on November 17, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 obsequious | compliant with the will or wishes of another |
| vexation | the state of being annoyed, frustrated or worried |
| lascivious | inclined to lust, lewd, wanton |
| iniquity | wrongful/wicked action towards another |
| prated | to act foolishly |
| palpable | touchable |
| deficient | lacking a key piece of sufficient amount |
| beguiled | disguised or concealed |
| bereft | taken away, removed |
| sated | having your appetite for something quenched |
| impotent | having no power or will to accomplish anything |
| folly | lacking good sense |
| egregiously | something done in a very good or very bad way |
| peevish | stubborn or unmanageable; perverted |
| bestial | to have animal like characteristics |
| beseech | to do something urgently |
| languishes | a man who declines in health; weaken, wither or become faint |
| ruminate | to think deeply about something |
| disposition | the way in which something is placed or arranged |
| vehement | showing strong feeling; intense, passionate, or forceful |
| indicted | formally accuse or charge someone with a serious crime |
| chaste | abstaining from all sex |
| strumpet | prostitute |
| steeped | to soak or saturate in a liquid |
| cunning | to be crafty |
| insinuating | to suggest or hint something in an indirect way |
| Malice | the intention or desire to do evil or cause injury |
| pernicious | evil, harmful |
| odious | regarded with hatred; hated |
| marred | perplexed, distracted |
| scourge | whip of god |
| renowned | known far and wide for something good or bad |
| revered | to show respect to someone or something |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| anathema | one that is cursed by authority/society |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| reparation | the act of making amends |
| atrocious | extremely brutal, wicked |
| affliction | the cause of persistent pain or distress |
| interloper | one that intrudes on a place or sphere of activity |
| formidable | causing fear or dread |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body |
| pinion | to restrain |
| reprisal | retalliation |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit |
| ignominious | shameful |
| sumptuous | expensive, rich, lavish |
| depredation | to lay waste |
| indifferent | of no importance one way or another |
| fettle | state or condition of health |
| carouse | drunk partying |
| overweening | showing excessive confidence or pride |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness |
| maw | the jaw or throat of an animal |
| prodigious | large amounts of something |
| coffer | a box for holding valuables |
| infallible | incapable of being wrong or making mistakes |
| quell | to put an end to something by force |
| foment | instigate or stir up |
| extol | to praise with enthusiasm |
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