ENG Vocab 7-11

Feign

To pretend

Supercilious

In Showing arrogant superiority

Amour

love

Scanty

Small or insufficient amount

Hitherto

Until now, until the point of discussion

Eccentric

Unconventional or strange behavior

Ceaselessly

Continuously, without end

Sparse

Thinly dispersed or scattered

Disembodied

Separated from or existing without the body

Garrulous

xcessively talkative

Cataclysmic

Relating to a natural or violent event

Infinite

Having no limitless or boundaries in time or space

Shrewd

Having or showing sharp powers of judgement

Narcissistic

To be full of oneself with appearence

Reciprocal

Concerning each of two or more persons or things

Deft

Neatly skillful, quick in one's movements

Extemporizing

Produce something without preparation

Morality

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong, good and bad behavior

Melancholy

sadness

Incredulous

Unwilling or unable to believe

Vigilant

Keeping careful watch

Diminish

To make or become less

Vacuous

Lacking ideas or intelligence, stupid

Prideful

Having an excessively high opinion of one's self

Consensus

A general agreement

Ignominy

Public shame or disgrace

pillory

wooden frame that has a hole for a head and arms

Contumely

Insulting language or treatment

Scourge

To whip someone as punishment

Besom

broom

Dwelt

To live at a specific place

Machinations

A plot or scheme

Tribunal

A court of justice

Provision

provide or supplying something for use

transgression

An act that goes against the law

Prate

To chatter

Inquity

Immoral or grossly unfair behavior

frailty

to be weak

Scaffold

Raised platform

Froward

a person who is difficult to deal with

Artillery

Large guns used in war

Mew

To shut up or lock away

plash

A sound of liquid when splashing

Discomfit

To make someone uneasy or embarrassed

Dotard

An old person

Parle

To talk

Vile

Extremely unpleasant

Henceforth

From this, or that time on

Wondrous

Invoking the feeling of wonder

Deceitful

Deceiving

Cullion

Mean or base fellow

Patrimony

Inherited form a male ancestor

Gamut

Complete range of something

Knavery

A roguish act

Gall

Bold behavior

Foregone

Inevitably determined in advance

Rudiment

The basic principles of a subject

Quaff

To drink

Raiment

Clothing

Modesties

Self Restraint

Dam

The female parent of an animal

Thralled

Enslaved person

Bauble

Small and showy trinkets

Tyrian

Purple

Meacock

Timid

Prerogative

A privilege specific to a certain class

Coffer

strongbox or chest.