Spelling Vocab Test Lists 1-3

Prowess

Prowess

A superior skill learned by study and practice

Thrive

Make steady progress

Mandate

A document giving an official instruction or command

Endowed

Provided or supplied or equipped with

Renown

The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

Laud

Praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context

Wield

Handle effectively

Winsome

Charming in a childlike or naive way

Hoard

A secret store of valuables or money

Hoist

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

Haughty

Having or showing arrogant superiority

Sage

A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics

Allot

Give out

Din

A loud harsh or strident noise

Revel

Take delight in

Fief

A piece of land held under the feudal system

Exile

The act of expelling a person from their native land

Laden

Filled with a great quantity

Loathsome

Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Respite

A pause from doing something

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Gentry

People of good social position, specifically (in the UK) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth

Treason

The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government

Reconcile

Restore friendly relations between

Rage

Violent, uncontrollable anger

Feign

Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

Malicious

Intending or intended to do harm; characterized by the desire to do evil

Principle

A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning

Strive

Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something

Lamentable

Deplorably bad or unsatisfactory

Guise

An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something

Affirmative

Agreeing with a statement or to a request

Lawful

Conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules

Covetous

Having or showing a great desire to possess something, typically something belonging to someone else

Stile

An arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or wall

Diffidence

Modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

Bitter

(of people or their feelings or behavior) angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment

Moderate

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent

Doleful

Expressing sorrow; mournful

Valiant

Possessing or showing courage or determination

Rogue

A dishonest or unprincipled man; a person whose behavior one disapproves of but who is nonetheless likable or attractive (often used as a playful term of reproof)

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Commend

Praise formally or officially; entrust someone or something to

Venture

Take a risky or daring journey or undertaking

Fare

Perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular time

Fantastical

Conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre

Grave

Giving cause for alarm; serious or solemn in manner or appearance; somber

Indignation

Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

Goad

Provoke or annoy (someone) to stimulate some action or reaction; drive or urge

Sepulcher

A chamber that is used as a grave

Celestial

Belonging or relating to heaven

Formality

The rigid observance of rules of convention or etiquette

Vain

Producing no result; useless

Timorous

Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

Threshold

A point of entry or beginning

Disposed

Having a specified attitude to or toward

Averse

Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something

Cogitation

The action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation

Delectable

(of food or drink) delicious; extremely beautiful or attractive

Harness

Control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy

Cleave

Adhere strongly to (a particular pursuit or belief)

Obtain

Get, acquire, or secure (something)

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