R and J vocab pt 2

consort –verb (p. 69, line 34)

habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others.

entreat (p. 71, line 16)

ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.

perjury (p. 75, line 97)

the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.

perverse (p. 75, line 101)

(of a person or their actions) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences.

impute (p. 77, line 110)

represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute.

intercession (p. 87, line 58)

the action of intervening on behalf of another.

forsaken (p. 89, line 71)

abandoned or deserted

sallow (p. 89, line 74)

(of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color.

prating ( p. 103, line 203)

​​talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

feign ( p. 105, line 16)

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

appertain (p 119, line 64)

relate to or to concern

amorous (p. 129, line 8) and enamored (page 139, line 2)

showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire.

garish (p. 131, line 27)

obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

lamentation (p. 137, line 131)

the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping.

jocund (p. 157, line 9)

cheerful and lighthearted

abhors (p. 163, line 104)

regard with disgust and hatred.

stratagems (p. 171, line 221)

strategies

inundation (p. 177, line 12)

an overwhelming abundance of people or things.

arbitrating (p. 181, 64)

(of an independent person or body) reach an authoritative judgment or settlement.

abate (p. 185, line 122)

(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread.

peevish (p. 187, line 14)

easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

prostrate (p. 187, line 21)

lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.

culled (p. 191, line 7) culling (p. 213, line 33)

(of an animal) selectively slaughtered.

penury (p. 213, line 52)

extreme poverty

inexorable (p. 223, line 38)

impossible to stop or prevent.

maw (p. 223, line 45)

the jaws or throat of a voracious animal.

interred (p. 225, line 87)

place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.

inauspicious (p. 227, line 111)

not conducive to success; unpromising.

thwarted (p. 231, line 159)

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

ambiguities (p. 237, line 225)

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

scourge (p. 241, line 302)

whip or a person of thing that causes great trouble