Beloved Vocab

Bereft

Lacking or deprived of something.

Perfunctory

Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough.

Noisome

Offensively bad smelling.

Rebuke

A sharp expression of disapproval or criticism.

Copse

A dense growth of trees, shrubs, or bushes.

Indolent

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion.

Undulate

To move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.

Clabber

Raw milk that has soured and thickened.

Offal

Decomposing animal flesh.

Rendezvous

A meeting planned at a certain time and place.

Coffle

A line of chained slaves.

Dray

A low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.

Lisle

A good quality cotton fabric.

Pallet

A mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts.

Roiling

A liquid agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence.

Conflagration

Very intense uncontrollable fire.

Vexed

Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.

Manumission

The formal act of freeing from slavery.

Exhort

Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.

Upbraid

Express criticism towards.

Plait

A braid or to braid.

Arbor

A framework that supports climbing plants.

Spry

Moving quickly and lightly.

Rouse

Cause to be agitated or excited; to awaken.

Cogitation

The act of deeply thinking about something.

Rout

An overwhelming defeat.

Rancor

Bitter deep-seated ill will.

Bedevil

To treat cruelly.

Rapt

Feeling great delight and interest.

Circumvent

To avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing.