Vocab List 5

Abjure

to renounce a previously held belief.  To deny something.  To reject, abstain from, or avoid something previously appreciated or enjoyed

Blaspheme

to speak with irreverence, disrespect, or mockery to/about something considered sacred

Conjure

to bring to mind, to recall; to bring or produce by magic

Credulous

willing to believe or trust too easily; gullible

Fraught

full of danger or tension, accompanied by perils [the journey was fraught with danger].  Tense and anxious

Lament

to feel or express sorrow or regret for; to mourn

Laudable

worthy of praise

Parley

to discuss terms with an enemy, usually under set conditions of temporary truce. 

(n) such a truce; a temporary ceasefire for the purposes of negotiation

Potent

having extreme influence, force, or authority; powerful

Purveyor

One who provides, supplies or sells (goods)

Recompense

to pay or reward someone, to give compensation 

(n) remuneration, compensation, reimbursement

Repose

to take a rest, to lie at rest

(n) a position or state of rest (usually preceded by “in”)

Requite

1. To avenge; to make retaliation for.  2. To return (a feeling)

Resolute

marked by firm determination; set in purpose or opinion

Usurper

 one who seizes power without the right to do so; one who takes someone else’s place, usually through theft or trickery. An illegitimate replacement