Quizlet English Siegel Exam Review

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  1. amenities: comforts and conveniences
  2. coveted: longed for
  3. deplorable: regretable; very bad
  4. depreciate: belittle; lower the value of
  5. disarming: removing or lessening suspicions or fears
  6. discern: see, detect by lookin carefully
  7. disconsolate: very unhappy
  8. doggedness: stubbornness; persistence
  9. enunciate: pronounce; articulate
  10. exorbitant: much too high in price or amount
  11. frivolous: silly; not as serious as the occasion requires
  12. imminent: near; about to happen
  13. imprudent: unwise
  14. incantation: chant of words or phrases that is meant to produce a magical result
  15. incessantly: constantly; continually
  16. indolently: lazily
  17. infallibility: inability to make a mistake
  18. instigates: gives rise to
  19. intravenously: directly into a vein
  20. litany: repetitive prayer or recitation
  21. odyssey: extended journey marked by wandering, adventure, and changes of fortune
  22. opiate: anything that sooths or calls something
  23. oppressive: heavy;hard to endure
  24. palpable: easily felt or touched
  25. pauper: very poor person
  26. polytheism: belief in more then one god.
  27. precariously: unsteadily; insecurely
  28. precariously: unsteadily; in an unstable manner
  29. privations: hardships;lack of the things needed for a happy, healthy life.
  30. ramparts: broad embankments surrounding a castle, fort, or city for defense against attack
  31. reiterated: repeated
  32. scourge: cause of serious trouble or great suffering
  33. scruples: feelings of doubt or guilt about a suggested action
  34. scrutiny: close inspection
  35. solicitously: in a concerned manner
  36. stifled: smothered
  37. supplication: humble plea or request