JC Vocab

beseech

ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; beg.

concave

curving inward

servile

slavishly submissive

countenance

a person's face or facial expression

vex/vexed

make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.

construe

To interpret or analyze something in a particular way

lament

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

fawn

to flatter or praise excessively

impart

(v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

torrent

a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid

sinew

a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament./ lean muscle; strength

petty

(adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor

entreat

to ask in a serious and urgent manner

repute

to assign a reputation to

amiss

not quite right; inappropriate or out of place

rogue

a dishonest or unprincipled man

surly

bad-tempered and unfriendly

infirmity

physical or mental weakness

portentous

foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompous

infuse

to cause to be permeated with something that makes it better

prodigious

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

enterprise

a difficult project or activity

gait

a person's manner of walking

bestow

to give as a gift

alchemy

medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold

augment

to make larger, increase

redress

to set right

visage

A face or facial expression

affability

a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

mortified

extremely embarrassed

imminent

about to happen

relic

(n.) an object from the past with historical value or interest; a trace of an outdated custom; remaining fragments, ruins

expound

To explain or discuss in detail

valiant

possessing or showing courage or determination

malice

a desire to harm others or to see others suffer

reverence

honor or respect felt or shown

appease

(v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

render

provide or give

spectacle

a visually striking performance or display

oration

an address or formal speech given on a special occasion

censure

a judgement involving condemnation

vile

morally despicable or abhorrent

bequeath

to give or pass on as an inheritance

vanquish

overcome in battle; conquer; defeat

mutiny

forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority

slanderous

the utterance of false charges against a person

covert

hidden; undercover

salutation

an act of greeting

gallant

brave and noble

mettle

prepared out ones spirit to the test

chastise

(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

mirth

gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter

apparition

(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance