Jacob moonmaria Lovie vocab

English 9Hh

besmirch

to soll, tamish, discolor

contraband

anything forbidden by law from being imported or exported

doleful

sorrowful; mournful; melancholy

emaciated

abnormally thin by a gradual wasting away

expeditiously

promptly and efficiently

inscrutable

hard to understand; incapable of being analyzed

Mutinous

rebellious against authority

retinue

a. group of supporters or attendants of a high

sagacity

wisdom; soundness of judgement

acquit

to declare not guilty

asseveration

a serious statement or declaration

barrister

a lawyer in England

cow

to intimidate; to frighten with threats

indictment

a formal accusation made by a grand jury; a charge with an offense or crime

politic

showing good judgment; shrewd or prudent in practical matters

repose

the state of rest, sleep, or peacefulness

supplication

a humble request

visage

a face

garret

a little room at the top of a building; an attic

bacchanalian

drunken

commiserate

to feel or express sorrow or sympathy; empathize with

debauched

corrupted; displaying the effect of excessive Indulgence in sensual pleasures

despondent

lacking hope; dejected

Incorrigible

unable to be corrected or reformed

obstinacy

stubborn adherence to one's opinion

rapturous

ecstatic; carried away with delight

dissonance

a lack of harmony

frugal

thrifty; economical; not wasteful

malign

to slander; to speak evil of; defame.

propensity

a strong natural inclination or tendency

superciliously

haughtily disdainful or contemptuous; arrogantly

timorous

full of fear; timid

abashed

ashamed or embarrassed

acquiesce

to agree without protest; consent

antipathy

strong dislike or natural aversion

languid

listless; Indifferent; lacking in vigor or vitality

ostentatiously

in a showy manner

repudiate

to deject, cast off, or disown with disapproval

sequestrate

to set apart; seclude

civil

relating to citizens

adversary

a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy

augment

to make larger in size; to increase

beget

to breed or give life

beseech

to beg eagerly

chastity

abstention from sexual intercourse

courtier

an attendant at a royal court

flourish

to make dramatic, sweeping gestures

humor

a mood, a whim

posterity

succeeding or future generations

scathe

to harm

conceive

to imagine

profane

characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things

idolatry

excessive adoration or devotion

inconstant

changeable; fickle

adversary

a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy

augment

to make larger in size; to increase

beseech

to beg eagerly

chastity

abstention from sexual intercourse

courtier

an attendant at a royal court

posterity

succeeding or future generations

pernicious

destructive; deadly; causing ham

feign

to act as if; false

idolatry

excessive adoration or devotion

inconstant

changeable; fickle

perjuries

lies; the willful giving of false testimonies

adversary

a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy

augment

to make larger in size; to increase

beget

to breed or give life

beseech

to beg eagerly

chastity

abstention from sexual intercourse

courtier

an attendant at a royal court

flourish

to make dramatic, sweeping gestures

humor

a mood, a whim

posterity

succeeding or future generations

portentous

significant; momentous

idolatry

excessive adoration or devotion

inconstant

changeable; fickle

rancor

hatred

bedeck

to adorn to clothe

chide

to express disapproval of; to scold

consort

to associate with or keep company

effeminate

womanly

forbear

to refrain or abstain from

martial

Inclined to war; warlike

purgatory

a place of temporary punishment or suffering

tributary

contributing, adding to

bier

a funeral bed

pensive

reflective, thoughtful

redress

to set night what is wrong

stifle

to repress or smother

warrant

to assure, to guarantee

inundate

to overwhelm with something

inter

to bury

penury

impoverished; poor

pestilence

a deadly epidemic disease

inauspicious

not prosperous, unfortunate

inexorable

unstoppable; unyielding; unalterable

sepulcher

tomb or burial vault