Vocab 11/12

abstemious (adj)

sparing (Usually in eating or drinking); temperate

admonish (verb)

to caution, to advise, or to counsel against something

antiquity (noun)

the quality of being ancient; ancient times

censure (verb)

to blame or to condemn

chasten (verb)

to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior

debunk (verb)

to expose the falseness or hypocrisy of something

defile (verb)

to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute

embroil (verb)

to entangle, to throw into confusion or strife

exorcise (verb)

to expel an evil spirit, to get rid of something troublesome

fortuitous (adj)

something that happens by accident or chance (usually good)

garner (verb)

to gather together, to store up

humility (noun)

the quality or state of being humble in spirit

larceny (noun)

the act of stealing another’s property

parch (verb)

to become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat

parry (verb)

to deflect or to ward off a blow

porous (adj)

something that permits the passage of substances through pores

precipitate (verb)

to cause to speedily occur, to throw headlong

ratify (verb)

to give formal approval

rupture (verb)

to break apart, to burst

taper (verb)

to decrease in thickness or width