BJU 7 Literature Vocab 3A

patio

roofless courtyard

antiquated

old, out of date

bolstered

supported

plaza

public square

inevitable

unavoidable

convent

building occupied by nuns

quirk

a peculiar way of acting

gnarled

knotted, twisted, lumpy

myriad

(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number

intermittently

occasionally

quarry

prey, victim

glade

an open space in a forest

savory

(adj.) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable

querulous

(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful

abate

decrease

provision

supply

gait

movement

moody

gloomy

dismay

to discourage

countenance

facial expression

scanty

small

relentlessly

steadily; persistently

Resolution

determination

vain

without success

embers

ashes

Plundered

robbed

misshapen

deformed

supple

limber

intrigues

a secret plot

calumny

slander a false statement intended to hurt

waif

a homeless person, especially an orphaned child

berate

to scold in anger

impudent

disrespectful; bold; sassy

psuedo

false, fake

sot

a habitual drunkard

obsession

irresistible desire

hysterics

uncontrollable emotion