AP Lit terms set 4

feint

a trick; a fake or false impression

blight

affliction, destruction, ruin

haggard

having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn

enjoin

to command, bid, required

dilatory

slow, tending to delay

loathsome

hateful; disgusting

absent

to take oneself away from a situation

acquiesce

to agree, consent

bourne

destination; journey

indolence noun

habitual laziness or idleness

variegated

markings of different color

replete

filled

nook

secluded or obscure corner

languid

without energy, slow, indifferent

squalidness

state of being filthy or neglected

tremulous

timid; timorous; fearful

profundity

profoundly deep place

presentiment

feeling that something evil is about to happen; foreboding

incalculable

very numerous or great

insuperable

incapable of being overcome or surmounted

death knell

a harbinger of the end, death, or destruction of something

atrocious

shockingly brutal or cruel

construed

explained; interpreted

Augury (noun.)

a sign or omen

apothecary

a druggist licensed to practice medicine

parched

dried up, shriveled

machination

plot or scheme

livid

discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger

vexation

something that causes annoyance, irritation; a nuisance

laudanum

a medicine in which opium is the main ingredient