| Term | Definition |
|---|
| assuage | to soothe, to ease |
| apothecary | pharmacist, druggist |
| taciturn | reluctant to speak |
| quaint | old-fashioned |
| flivver | a junky old car |
| malevolent | having bad intentions |
| illicit | illegal |
| irk | to annoy |
| iniquity | unjust or wicked |
| fraught | full of |
| fractious | disorderly, divided, uncontrolled |
| diminutive | small |
| auspicious | fortunate, favorable |
| tyranny | dictatorship |
| ethical | related to the values of right and wrong |
| aloof | not appearing to care |
| tacit | unspoken but understood |
| benevolent | having good intentions |
| inquisitive | curious and questioning |
| asinine | stupid beyond belief |
| quibble | arguing about small things to avoid the main point |
| ramshackle | broken down, flimsy, barely holding together |
| dismember | cut up into pieces |
| pilgrimage | a journey for a religious purpose |
| desolate | empty or barren like a desert |
| apprehensive | hesitant, reluctant |
| profound | of deep meaning |
| alleged | suspected, supposed but NOT YET proved |
| sluggish | slow moving |
| mortified | enormously embarrassed |
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