TCP Vocab McGuire

ponder (v.)

reflect deeply on a subject

fractious (adj.)

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

plead (v.)

appeal or request earnestly (seriously)

haggard (adj.)

showing the tiring effects of overwork or care or suffering

affliction (n.)

a cause of great suffering or distress

sanctify (v.)

to make holy by means of religious rites

brazen (adj.)

unrestrained by convention or propriety (respectability); shameless or disrespectful

ostracism (n.)

the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

cumbersome (adj.)

difficult to handle or use because of size or weight

blaspheme (v.)

speak of in a disrespectful or immoral manner

manifest (v.)

reveal its presence or make an appearance

complicity (n.)

guilt as a participant in a crime or offense

listless (adj.)

lacking enthusiasm or liveliness

paramount (adj.)

having superior power and influence

inept (adj.)

generally incompetent and ineffectual (unsuccessful); without sense or skill