JCL Vocab #1

Auspicious

indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

Bristle

to react in an angry or offended manner

Chafe

to make sore by rubbing

Deplete

to use up, as in resources or materials

Dowry

money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

*Insolent

casually disrespectful

Imperial

befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress

*Meager

small in amount or quality

Oblivious

lacking conscious awareness of

Penance

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something

Prestige

a high standing achieved through success or influence

Presumptuous

overstepping proper bounds

Provisions

a stock or supply of foods

Pungent

strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell

Recoup

to regain or make up for

Shrill

being sharply insistent on being heard

Sullen

brooding

Wary

cautious and watchful

Wayward

resistant to guidance or discipline

Writhing

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion