| Term | Definition |
|---|
| galvanize | shock or excite to the point of taking action |
| countenance | person's face, facial expression |
| eradicate | destroy completely |
| placid | not easily upset or excited |
| abhor | regard with disgust or hatred |
| convalescence | person who is recovering after an illness or operation slowly |
| consummation | the point at which something is complete |
| protract | prolong |
| capitulate | surrender; cease to resist an opponent or unwelcome demand |
| injunction | authoritative warning or order |
| fervent | having or displaying passionate intensity |
| atone | make amends or reparations |
| gaunt | lean and haggard |
| irk | annoy, irritate |
| plight | an unfavorable condition, state, or situation |
| minion | a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power |
| harbinger | indication of the approach of something or someone |
| missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization; letter |
| beguile | attract; cause to be enamored; influence by slyness |
| purveyor | someone who supplies provisions |
| husbandry | the practice of cultivating land or raising stock |
| augment | enlarge, increase, intensify |
| infirm | weak, feeble |
| equivocator | a respondent who avoids giving a clear answer |
| scruples | ethical or moral motivation that govern a person's thoughts and emotions |
| suborn | try to commit perjury; incite someone else to commit a crime or evil deed |
| benison | a spoken blessing |
| indissoluble | unable to be destroyed; lasting |
| rebuke | an act of expression of criticism and censure |
| cloistered | providing privacy or seclusion |
| malevolence | the quality of threatening evil |
| pernicious | exceedingly harmful |
| diminutive | very small |
| judicious | characterized by good judgement or sound thinking |
| epicure | a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| pertinent | relevant to a matter |
| penance | self-punishment inflicted to try to repent for a wrong doing |
| encumbrance | a burden or impediment |
| depreciate | to diminish in value over time |
| gratuitous | given for free; uncalled for; lacking reason |
| resignation | act of giving up |
| belie | to fail to justify or fulfill; contradict |
| bestow | to present upon |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth |
| unprofaned | not violated |
| requiem | an act of remembrance |
| somnolence | something that is drowsy |
| supernumerary | excessive |
| pecuniary | relating to money |
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