English 1A: Vocab 13 review

Adamant

adj; insistent in maintaining a position or opinion

Contiguous

adj; touching along a boundary or at a point

Dally

v; to deal lightly; waste time

Debauchery

n. corruption; self-indulgence

Deign

v; to do something that one considers beneath their dignity

Deliquesce

v; to dissolve

Dolorous

adj; causing, marked by or expressing misery or grief

Dubious

adj; giving rise to uncertainty or unsettles in opinion

Epithet

n; a glorified nickname

improbity

n; lack of honesty or moral

Permeate

v; to diffuse through or penetrate something

Sally

v; to leap out or burst forth suddenly; depart

Sinistral

adj; relating to the left; left handed

Stomach

v; to bear without overeaction or resentment; put up with

Strut

v; to walk proudly

Taunt

n; a sarcastic challenge or insult

Astringent

adj; causing the contraction of body tissues

Veneration

n; respect or awe inspired by another person

Wary

adj; marked by keen caution and watchfulness of danger

Prudish

adj; marked by excessive attention to proper behavior