Medea Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abate | to reduce in intensity or amount |
| baleful | destructive, deadly |
| baseness | the quality of lacking higher values |
| bedecked | adorned with decorations |
| blighted | destroyed or caused by decline or decay |
| blunder | to make a mistake as a result of stupidity or carelessness |
| boon | favorable; a blessing, a benefit |
| breadth | the width of something, comprehensive quality |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| capricious | changing suddenly, fickle |
| contempt | scorn, extreme dislike or disdain |
| crave | to desire intensely |
| defile | to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute |
| desolate | deserted, without inhabitants, barren |
| despondency | depression, dejection |
| discern | to differentiate between two or more things |
| enmity | absolute hatred |
| enthralling | captivating, spellbinding |
| entreaty | a plea, an earnest request |
| esteem | estimate of value, approval and respect often blended with fondness |
| exalt | to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank |
| expiate | to atone or to make amends for a sin or a crime |
| extradite | to surrender a prisoner from one jurisdiction to another |
| foremost | first in rank, time, place or position |
| forsake | to quit or to leave entirely, to depart or to withdraw from |
| fret | to worry or be annoyed |
| galling | very irritating |
| grievous | characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave |
| impetuous | violent, hasty, rash, impulsive |
| implacable | incapable of being appeased |
| impudent | disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior |
| incessant | uninterrupted |
| indomitable | incapable of being dominated |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad |
| innumerable | very many; more than can be counted |
| insolence | insulting or contemptuous behavior |
| intercede | to intervene and to act as a mediator |
| intractable | stubborn, difficult to manage |
| lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner |
| loathe | to detest |
| loiter | to stand idly or to linger aimlessly |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| mollify | to soothe or to appease, to assuage |
| muse | to ponder |
| obstinate | unyielding regardless of reason or logic |
| perfidious | calculated to deceive; deceitful; treacherous |
| plausible | seemingly acceptable, believable, or possible |
| precipice | a very steep clidd or mass of rock, the brink of something dangerous |
| prostration | a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome |
| recluse | a person who lives in solitude, a hermit |
| refuge | shelter of place of protection |
| reproach | to blame for something; a disgrace |
| resolute | characterized by a decided purpose |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| revile | to subject verbal abuse |
| rhetoric | the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language |
| rue | to be sorry for, to regret |
| savory | appetizing |
| spurn | to reject or refuse with hostility |
| stealthy | acting in a secret and sneaky way--this is a negative term |
| subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious |
| sumptuous | lavish, luxurious |
| superfluous | beyond what is needed or required, an overflow |
| tempestuous | turbulent, stormy |
| unwitting | not intentional, without knowledge |
| verbose | wordy, very talkative |
| woe | great sorrow, grief, or misfortune |
| zeal | enthusiasm, fervor |
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