Chapter 3-8 vocabulary educated

midwife

a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies

tincture

a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

palliative

remedy that alleviates pain without curing

caveat

a warning against certain acts

imperious

having or showing arrogant superiority

irreproachable

free of guilt; not subject to blame

subvert

cause the downfall of

jaundiced

showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste

jocular

characterized by jokes and good humor

panache

distinctive and stylish elegance

proselytize

convert or try to convert someone to another religion

lucid

capable of thinking in a clear and consistent manner

inscrutable

difficult or impossible to understand

dispassionate

unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

fundamentalism

the interpretation of sacred texts as literal truth

sacrilege

blasphemous behavior

sorrel

of a light brownish color

extrude

form or shape by forcing through an opening

tumid

abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

expound

add details to clarify an idea

impassive

deliberately unexpressive

frivolous

not serious in content, attitude, or behavior

supplication

the act of communicating with a deity

rapturous

feeling great delight

affront

a deliberately offensive act

treatise

a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically

parse

analyze the sentence structure of

salve

a preparation applied externally as a soothing remedy

torrid

extremely hot

gentile

a person who does not acknowledge your god