Vocabulary List 3 Definitions

Compliance

cooperation or obedience

Depravity

the state or an instance of moral corruption

Chattel

any article of tangible property other than land

Divest

to rid or take away from

Disposition

mood, outlook, or attitude

Precept

a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct

Apt

unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily

Urchins

a mischievous boy

Prudence

caution with regard to practical matters; discretion

Denunciation

public censure or condemnation

Trough

a long, narrow, open receptacle, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals

Consolation

comfort; solace

Compensate

to counterbalance; offset

Gratification

the act of satisfying

Subsequent

occurring or coming later or after

Providence

a manifestation of divine care or direction

Deem

considered; regarded

Sentiment

a thought influenced by or proceeding from feeling or emotion

Blight

to destroy; ruin; frustrate

Servile

slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning

Vestige

a very slight trace or amount of something

Atrocious

extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal

Lacerate

to tear roughly; mangle

Odium

intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant

Emaciated

abnormally thin; gaunt