chap 1-6 tkam flashcards jarvis

assuaged

to make less intense

piety

devotion and reverence to God

taciturn

saying little, unwilling to talk

chattel

moveable property

entity

a real thing

vapid

dull, lifeless

malevolent

harmful

morbid

unhealthy, diseased

domiciled

to make a home

nebulous

unclear

foray

a quick or initial venture

apprehensively

fearfully

indigenous

originating from a certain place

entailment

a necessary job/duty

vexations

things that annoy, a nuisance

mortification

humiliation, shame

sojourn

temporary stay

dispensation

something that is given out

cordially

in a friendly way

iniquities

a violation of rights or justice

contemptuous

full of dislike or disrespect

contentious

causing or characterized by argument or speech

diminutive

small

fractious

irritable, quarrelsome, unruly

auspicious

promising success

fruitless

unproductive

mortifying

victoriously in a shameful or humiliating way

reluctantly

in an unwilling manner

gothic

in a style typical of 13th-15th century Europe

melancholy

uneasiness

quelling

to put an end to

azaleas

shrubs with various colors of flowers

benign

harmless

tacit

understood without discussion

pestilence

a harmful thing, something deadly

benevolence

desire to be kind

placidly

peacefully

asinine

foolish, stupid

edification

guidance for improvement

kudzu

a climbing vine plant

prowess

superior ability

collards

a leafy green vegetable

ramshackle

loosely held together

cherub

an angel or innocent person

pilgrimage

a long journey to a special place

desolate

lonely or abandoned