Acts 3-5 Vocabulary

Acts 3-5 Vocabulary JC

Abridged

To lessen or reduce in duration.

Bequeathing

To dispose of personal property, especially money, by last will; to hand down or pass on.

Carrion

Dead and putrefying flesh.

Coffer

A box or chest, especially one for valuables; treasury funds.

Cumber

To hinder or hamper.

Dint

Force or stroke.

Enfranchisement

To grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.

Extenuated

To represent a fault or offense as less serious.

Interred

To place a dead body in a grave or tomb; bury.

Mantle

A loose, sleeveless cloak or cape; something that covers, envelops, or conceals.

Oration

A formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion.

Rent

A rip or hole.

Vanquished

To defeat or get rid of; eliminate.

Unassailable

Not open to attack or assault; not subject to dispute.

Chastisement

Severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.

Ensign

A flag or banner used to indicate nationality.

Exigent

Requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.

Kites

Birds of prey.

Mirth

Gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter.

Nimbleness

Quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile.

Parley

A discussion or conference.

Peevish

Cross or fretful.

Presage

Something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen.

Provender

Dry hay or oats; food for livestock.

Reveler

One who partakes in boisterous merrymaking or festivity.

Spoil

The act of looting; plunder, pillage, or rob.

Stoicism

Conduct conforming to the precepts of the Stoics; repression of emotion.

Vaunting

Having a boastfully proud disposition.

Waspish

Snappish.