Intro Vocab- American Literature

propriety (n)

the customs and manners of polite society

repine (v)

to complain

oft (adv)

arcaic version of often

chide (chastise) (v)

to scold

Providence (n)

means God (capital P)

providence (n)

means divine guidance (lowercase p)

fain (adv)

gladly or willingly

constitution (n)

your physical being (lowercase c)

loath (adj)

unwilling

loath (v)

to hate

loathsome (adj)

worth of hate, despicable

lament (n)/ lament (v)

to complain/complaint

injuries (n)

insults to another

entreat (v)

to beg

prostrate (adj)

stretched out and face down

supine (adj)

stretched out and face up

liberty (n)

freedom

base/mean (adj)

lowley, vulgar

resolve (v)

to commit

resolution (n)

steadfast (consistent) purpose

prudent (adj)

cautious

(im)pious (adj)

(not) religious

piety (n)

devoting to religion

peril (n)

danger

sundry (adj)

some or many

succor (n)

aid or comfort