English Vocab List 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alacrity noun | eagerness and enthusiastic willingness |
| Beguile verb | to attract; deceive; mislead; persuade with charm |
| Castigation noun | verbal punishment |
| Conjunctive adj | serving or tending to connect |
| Cozen verb | to trick; to cheat or swindle |
| Cuckold noun | the husband of an unfaithful wife |
| Dilatory adj | inclined to waste time and lag behind; procrastinate |
| Dissemble verb | to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression |
| Expostulate verb | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| Forefend verb | to hinder; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit |
| Iniquity noun | wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act |
| Imminent adj | Dangerous and close at hand. |
| Knave noun | a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow |
| Mince verb | to pronounce or speak affectedly; to speak too carefully |
| Perdition noun | eternal damnation; hell; destruction |
| Portance noun | behavior; conduct |
| Reprobation noun | disapproval, rejection, condemnation |
| Venial adj | easily excused or forgiven |
| Strumpet noun | a female prostitute; promiscuous woman |
| Sybaritic adj | marked by luxury or pleasure |
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