Lang U15 Vocab

amenity

n) that which is pleasant or agreeable; pl) attractive features, customs

aperture

n) an opening, gap, hole (e.g. nostril)

dissidence

n) a difference of opinion; discontent

epicurean

adj) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort; with discriminating tastes

n) a person with discriminating tastes

improvident

adj) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead

iniquity

wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act

inviolable

adj) sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken

mutable

adj) open to or capable of change

nascent

adj) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence

obeisance

n) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect/submission; deference

panegyric

n) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute

pillory

n) a device for publicly punishing offenders; means for exposing one to ridicule

v) to expose to public ridicule

pittance

n) meager allownage, wage, portion

presage

v) to foreshadow or point to a future eventl to predict

n) a warning or prediction

progeny

n) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples

promulgate

v) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide

rectitude

n) uprightness, righteousness; correctness

restive

adj) restless, hard to manage, balky

seraphic

adj) anjelic, heavenly, celestial

subsist

v) to have existence, to remain alive, manage to make a living or live; to persist or continue