NVHS 1984 Vocabulary

sordid

foul and run-down and repulsive

tableaux

any dramatic scene

urbane

showing a high degree of refinement

heresy

dissent from a theory, opinion, or practice; nonconformity

compendium

a publication containing a variety of works; collection, compilation

clandestine

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

inexorable

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

saccharine

(adj) excessively sweet or sentimental

debauchery

a wild gathering involving drinking and promiscuity

posterity

all future generations

fatuous

showing lack of intelligence or thought; foolish

capitulate

to surrender

didactic (adj)

instructive, especially excessively

forlorn (adj)

marked by or showing hopelessness

overt (adj)

done openly and without any attempt at concealment

sanctimonious (adj)

making an exaggerated show of moral superiority

taut (adj)

pulled or stretched tightly

effigy

a representation of a person

preponderance

a superiority in numbers or amount

tacitly

understood or implied without being stated.