lit vocab quiz bartleby

proverbially

proverbially

adv, In a way that relates to a well known saying or phrase

Bullion

noun, Gold or silver in the form of bars

Orbicular

adj, Round, like a ball

Arduous

adj, Difficult, needing a lot of energy and effort

Remunerative

adj, Provide payment for work

abrogation

noun, The formal act of ending a law, agreement, or custom

Cistern

noun, A container that stores water, typically connected to the house through a bathroom or on the roof of a building

advent

noun, The fact of a person arriving

Meridian

noun, The hour of noon, midday

Remonstrated

verb, To complain to someone or about something

Fervid

adj, intensely enthusiastic

Betokened

verb, Be a sign, warning, indication

Maledictions

noun, curse

deportment

noun, A person's behavior or manners

Execrable

adj, Extremely bad or unpleasant

obstreperousness

adj, Noisy and difficult to control

Pernicious

adj, Have a harmful effect, subtlety or gradually

Conveyancer

noun, specialist lawyer who specialises in the legal aspects of buying and selling real property, or conveyancing

recondite

adj, Little known

sanguine

adj, Optimistic or positive

vouchsafe

verb, Reveal or disclose information

inveteracy

verb, Being very determined and refusing to change opinions or feelings

tacit

adj, Understood without being expressed directly

Dishabille

noun, The state of being partially or barely clothed

Cadaverously

adj, Looking corpse-like

Effrontery

noun, insolent behavior

Decorous

adj, Polite and restrained

presentiments

noun, Intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding

Choleric

adj, Bad tempered or irritable

Sagacious

adj, quick and wise in understanding and judgment