| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abash | to embarrass |
| ignominy | a state of dishonor |
| iniquity | an unjust act |
| flagrant | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |
| lieu | in place of |
| expound | add details, as to an account or idea |
| perpetrate | be guilty commit (a crime) |
| amenable | disposed or willing to comply |
| efficacy | capacity or power to produce a desired effect |
| retribution | the act of correcting for your wrongdoing |
| infamy | evil fame or public reputation |
| commiserate | sympathize with |
| revile | spread negative information about |
| succor | assistance in time of difficulty |
| insidious | intended to entrap, alluring but harmful |
| caprice | a sudden desire |
| anathema | anything forbidden, someone who is cursed |
| dearth | scarcity |
| caper | a crime (especially a robbery) |
| perversity | wickedness |
| vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
| query | an instance of questioning |
| effect | an outward appearance |
| decry | express strong disapproval of |
| waive | surrender; give up |
| scourge | a whip used to inflict punishment |
| expiation | the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing |
| conjecture | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| defunct | having ceased to exist or live |
| pauper | a person who is very poor |
| taper | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
| austerity | the trait of great self-denial |
| auspicious | favorable; promising |
| rankle | irritate, fester |
| reciprocate | act, feel, or give mutually or in return |
| incongruity | the quality of disagreeing |
| petulant | easily irritated or annoyed |
| enigma | a difficult problem |
| loquacity | talkative |
| vestige | an indication that something has been present |
| machination | a crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end. |
| wonted | accustomed, usual |
| mollify | make less rigid or softer |
| vicissitude | a change |
| mutability | ability to change in form, fickleness |
| blackguard | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| devoid | lacking |
| dispel | force to go away |
| impart | make known |
| posterity | all future generations |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow |
| erratic | likely to perform unpredictably |
| repudiate | refuse to recognize as valid |
| impart | to bestow, to make known |
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