vocab seven

from to kill a mocking birb :)

inordinately

excessively, unacceptably

lineament

sharing special features or parts

ingenuous

creative, intelligent

analogous

similar in ways

hookah

smoking pipe (like a vape, originated in india)

provocation

to be provoked, antagonized

catwalk

a raised platform

trousseau

the clothing a bride gathers for her marriage

deportment

personal conduct, behaviour

obstreperous

noisy, hard to manage

romp

to overtake or win easily

contemporaries

of about the same age

rudiments

having only the basic knowledge of

mausoleum

a gloomy, large building

articulate

to speak clearly, sound-out

marksmanship

great skill in shooting

raked

to search or examine thoroughly

interrogate

to question officially

umbrage

offence, resentment

palliatation

to make less serious or intense

calomel

a tasteless compound

undulate

to move in a wavelike motion

propensity

a tendency, to be inclined

decree

an authoritative order having the force of law

amanuensis

writing

objective

without bias

change of venue

when a trial is moved to another location which will not be biased

criteria

a list of qualifications, specifications

acquiescence

passive agreement, without protest

uncouth

crude, unrefined

aggregation

a collection of different things making up the whole

impassive

without expression, reaction

encumber

to be burdened with

subpoena

a writ summoning someone to testify in court

philippic

verbal abuse, tirade (poor fillip)

invective

an attack in words, insults, curses