vocab notebook

admonitory

(adj) giving a warning

morose

(adj) gloomy, as a person or mood

sagacious

(adj) having/showing good judgement

euphemistic

(adj) using the nature of a euphemism, an indirect word that substitutes a harsh word

repudiate

(verb) reject as having no authority

peremptory

(adj) insisting on immediate attention

destitute

(adj) without the basic necessities of life

wearisome

(adj) causing one to feel tired or bored

scrupulously

(adverb) done in a careful manner

unhampered

(adj) not delayed or obstructed

stalwart

(adj) loyal, hard-working, reliable individual

pliant

(adj) easily flexible/bent or influenced

plodding

(adj) something slow-moving and unexcited

swindlers

(noun) an individual who uses deception to deprive someone else of money and possessions

adroitness

(noun) cleverness, skill

arduous

(adj) requiring great exertion

temporal

(adj) concerned with present life

comport`

(verb) to bear or behave

entreaty

(noun) earnest request/petition

beseech

(verb) to beg someone to do something urgently

implicate

(verb) bring someone into incriminating evidence

repentance

(noun) sincere regret

Protestant

(noun) follower of a Western Christian church, following the principles of the Reformation

commonplace

(adj) ordinary occurrence

wreak

(verb) cause major damage

conjure

(verb) call a spirit to appear

dubious

(ADJ) in a hesitating manner

spectral

(adj) relating/similar to a ghost

raving

(noun) wild, incoherent talk

scapegoating

(verb) blaming an innocent person for the problems of others

truculent

(adj) quick to argue or oppose

trivial

(adj) of little value/importance

onslaught

(noun) fierce or destructive attack

miasma

(noun) depleting, corrupted atmosphere

legalistic

(adj) adhering excessively to the law

parable

(noun) short story that illustrates a moral lesson

tome

(noun) a heavy, scholarly book

immemorial

(adj) very old; in the distant past

crabwise

(adverb) moving towards the side, typically in an awkward way

teeter

(verb) sway back and forth