chains chapters 19-24 vocab

peters 2.17.26

brazier

a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals

vermin

any of various small animals or insects that are pests

sanctuary

a shelter from danger or hardship

repugnant

offensive to the mind

weariness

temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work

pestilence

a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague

hesitate

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

propriety

correct behavior

gilt

a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

crescent

a curved shape that tapers at the ends

compote

dessert of stewed or baked fruit

affection

a positive feeling of liking

elixir

a substance believed to cure all ills

jeer

laugh at with contempt and derision

unsightly

unpleasant to look at

insist

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

intemperate

given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites

beseech

ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore

insolent

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

stench

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasan

militia

civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army

indisposed

somewhat ill or prone to illness