ENG 2A - Week 15

amenity

That which is pleasant or agreeable

aperture

An opening, gap, hole; orifice

dissidence

A difference of opinion; discontent

epicurean

Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort and ease; with discriminating tastes

improvident

Not thrifty; failing to plan ahead

iniquity

Wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act

inviolable

Sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned

mutable

Open to or capable of change, fickle

nascent

Just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence

obeisance

A deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage

panegyric

Formal or elaborate praise; a tribute

pillory

A device for publically punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule

pittance

A woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion

presage

To foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict

progeny

Descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples

promulgate

To proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide

rectitude

Uprightness, righteousness; correctness

restive

Restless, hard to manage

seraphic

Angelic, heavenly, celestial

subsist

To have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue