r & J vocab act 4 and 5

arbitrating

reaching an authoritative judgement or statement

culled

selectively slaughtered

distraught

deeply upset and agitated

entreat

ask in serious and urgent manner

immoderately

not sensible or restrained; excessive

inundation

great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

pensive

engaged in or reflecting deep or serious thought

prostrate

lying stretched out on the ground with ones face downwards

resolution

firm decision to do or not to do something

solace

comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

spited

deliberately hurt annoy or offend

surcease

process of ending

supple

capable of being bent or folded without cracks

contempt

feeling of worthlessness

inexorable

impossible to prevent

interred

place body in a tomb

penury

poverty

presage

something that foreshadows an event