Sadlier Unit 15

Aperture

An opening, gap, hole, or orifice

Subsist

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

Restive

Restless, hard to manage, balky

Improvident

Not thrifty; failing to plan ahead

Dissidence

A difference of opinion; discontent

Nascent

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

Progeny

Descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples

Pittance

A woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion

Obeisance

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

Pillory

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

Amenity

That which is pleasant or agreeable; attractive features, customs, etc.

Inviolable

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

Promulgate

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

Iniquity

Wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act

Panegyric

Formal or elaborate praise; a tribute

Rectitude

Uprightness, righteousness; correctness

Presage

To foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; a warning or indication of the future

Epicurean

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

Seraphic

Angelic, heavenly, celestial

Mutable

Open to or capable of change, fickle