Vocab List 4

Preternatural

existing out side of nature, beyond what is ordinary

languor

weariness of the body or mind, tiredness

vicissitude

change in nature or behavior, variation in the course of things

obeisance

acknowledgment of another’s importance or superiority 

disquietude

anxiety and unease

jocularity

said or done as a joke, unseriousness

uncouth

uncultivated in appearance, manner or behavior, uncivilized

depredation

the act of preying upon or plundering, robbery

prattle 

to talk simple minded or foolish way, babble

potentate

ruler, monarch, or one who holds great power