Vocab- Week of 12/4

Terms in this set (37)

adj. difficult to understand; obscure

adj. showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery

n. serfdom or slavery; a condition of servitude; hence, mental or moral bondage

n. Devotion to religion; reverence for God; honor and obedience to parents; as filial...

Indecent; low; as, a... song; uproarious; Noisy and profane; as, ... mirth

Mean; vile; base; without noble ideals; degraded; greedy of gain; miserly

n. one who takes advantage of circumstances to promote or push forward his own advantage

v. to remove; take away; steal

Plundering; seizing by violence; grasping

Forced; bitter; heartless; also, derisive, mocking, or sneering, as laughter

n. Illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest

Tending or serving to justify or defend; as, a... plea

Easy to reach or enter; capable of being approached; open to influence; attainable

n. an overhanging covering, as the arch of the sky

n. A short, thick club or stick
v. To beat, as with a thick club

n. a washing or cleansing of the body; any ceremonial washing done as a religious duty

n. an additional name or title; usually given because of exploits, as, Washington, father of his country

successive; coming one after another without interruption; as... days

v. to recover strength and health after illness; Improve

n. partial agreement or resemblance between things somewhat different

n. soft, cajoling speech; flattery

n. a sudden, impulsive change of the mind or intention; the tendency to sudden, unreasoning change in purpose

n. any strongly fortified place; any refuge

condensed and clear-cut; terse

deserving public acknowledgment and praise but not outstanding

refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind

n. regard for and devotion to the interests of others, coupled with unselfish benevolence: opposite of egoism

pertaining to Bacchus (the god of wine); riotous.
n. a drunken reveler; a riotous feast

n. false accusations made deliberately in order to injure someone's reputation

outstanding among others of the same kind

v. to cheat and use underhand methods

Coming into existence again; being born again; springing or rising again into vigor

N. An occasion of riotous or dissolute merrymaking

A person who flatters; a yes-man

N. The surface features of the earth or of a particular region, including such physical characteristics as mountains, lakes, rivers, roads, cities, etc.

V. To move one way and the other; to be unsteady; to reel; to stagger

N. A quarrelsome woman; a woman possessing masculine qualities

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