Spelling Vocab List 5

acknowledgment

allurement

argument

believable

careful

caring

desirable

encouragement

hoping

knowledgeable

losing

manageable

placement

placing

shameful

acknowledgment

allurement

argument

believable

careful

caring

desirable

encouragement

hoping

knowledgeable

losing

manageable

placement

placing

shameful

Vantage

A place of position affording a good view of something

Minion

A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one

Harbinger

A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

Dire

Extremely serious or urgent

Frieze

A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling

Apparition

A ghost or ghostlike image of a person

Accursed

Under a curse

Assail

Make a concerted or violent attack on

Avouch

Affirm or assert

Kindle

Light or set on fire

Equivocate

Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the trust or avoid committing oneself

Knell

The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral

Trifle

A thing of little value or importance; a small amount of something

Thane

A man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman

Sooth

Truth

Corporeal

Relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit

Blight

Spoil, harm, or destroy

Adage

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

Wanton

(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked, often unrestrained in behavior

Chastise

Rebuke or reprimand severely