Vocabulary 21 - 22

amity

friendship - noun

blandishment

flattery - noun

callous

hardened: insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic - adjective

carping

finding fault - adjective

elemency

leniency - noun

dilatory

delaying, slow - adjective

esteem

estimate value; approval and respect often blended with fondness - noun

finesse

delicate skill - noun

heretical

contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards - adjective

imperious

extremely overbearing - adjective

insatiable

incapable of being satisfied - adjective

irreproachable

faultless, not discreditable - adjective

mirth

gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter - noun

orthodox

conforming to established standards. conventional - adjective

pious

marked by showing zealous devotion to the rites of religion - adjective

plight

difficult or adverse situation - noun

rancid

having a foul or offensive smell or taste - adjective

raucous

loud and boisterous, harsh, disorderly - adjective

repugnant

disgusting, offensive - adjective

spiteful

full of spite or malice; malicious; malevolent - adjective

adjunct

something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily a part of it - noun

anomalous

out of place. abnormal - adjective

astute

shrewd. perspicacious. perceptive - adjective

civility

polite and courteous behavior - noun

covert

secret. concealed - adjective

deft

skillful. adroit - adjective

iconoclast

one who attacks established beliefs or institutions - noun

illustrious

notably outstanding, famous - adjective

indigenous

native to a certain area - adjective

partisan

one who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause - noun

pungent

sharp or irritating to the taste or smell. acrid- adjective

saccharine

overly sweet in attitude - adjective

slovenly

messy. untidy. careless - adjective

sonorous

resonant. producing a full and rich sound - adjective

sporadic

occasionally occurring - adjective

stolid

showing little emotion - adjective

tangential

slightly connected, divergent - adjective

tentative

not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain - adjective

terrestrial

of the earth or pertaining to the Earth - adjective

untenable

not able to be defended - adjective