Vocab 15-16 Book E

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censorious

1. adj. faultfinding; severely critical

censure

1. tr. v. to criticize harshly

legate

1. n. a representative sent on a special mission, especially one representing the Pope

allege

1. tr. v. to claim that something is true without necessarily having proof; to advance an argument or excuse

relegate

1. tr. v. to banish to a place of exile; to dismiss to an obscure or inferior position

punitive

1. adj. inflicting or intending punishment

impunity

1. n. exemption from punishment or penalty, as a result of a particular act

subpoena

1. n. a legal requirement that someone or something appear in court to give or be evidence

probity

1. n. impeccable integrity; uprightness

approbation

1. n. praise; commendation; official approval

reprobate

1. n. a morally decadent person

reproof

1. n. an expression of criticism for a fault or misdeed; a scolding

vindicate

1. tr. v. to clear from blame; to exonerate; to prove to be vaild

vindictive

1. adj. revengeful; unforgiving

vendetta

1. n. a bitter feud, especially one perpetuated by acts of revenge, often between successive generations of two families or clans

arbitrary

adj. based on a subjective whim or random choice

arbitrate

1. tr. v. to judge or decide in the manner of an umpire or person granted power to make a decision

hortatory

1. adj. marked by a strong urging to take some action

exhort

1. tr. v. to urge, advise, or admonish vigorously

judicious

1. adj. showing good judgment; sensible

adjudicate

1. tr. v. to settle a case by legal means; to act as a judge

abjure

1. tr. v.  to renounce formally; to recant

adjure

1. tr. v. to command or urge solemnly 

conjure

1. tr. v. to cause to happen as if by magic; to produce as if from nothing; to stimulate the imagination

   1. intr. v. to practice ledgermain; to summon a spirit by magic spell

perjury

1. n. the intentional giving of false evidence or breaking of an oath, especially in a court of law

rogue

1. n. a malicious, unprincipled person; a mountebank

2. adj. something that separates itself from the community or the normal standard, often with harmful results, used especially with natural phenomena; a renegade

abrogate

1. tr. v. to abolish or repeal, especially a law

arrogate

1. tr. v. to take or claim without permission or authority

prerogative

1. n. a right or privilege belonging to a particular person, office, or group

surrogate

1. n. a substitute