Vocab 121-156

Prostrate

to lay oneself flat on the ground face downward

Brocade

A fabric with a raised ornate design

Consternation

A feeling of shock and confusion

Absolution

Release from obligation or forgiveness

Idolatry

The worship of idols or blind devotion

Vitriol

Harsh and bitter criticism

Sardonic

Cynical and mocking

Effrontery

Shameless or insolent behaviour

Atone

Make amends

Maxim

General truth or principle

Prudent

Having wisdom and care

Approbation

Approval or praise

Execrate

To hate or curse

Satiate

To satisfy or fufill

Rapacious

Extremely greedy or hungry

Foible

Harmless weakness or minor flaw

Gauntlet

Dangerous trial or crowded space

Prodigious

Wonderful or extraordinary

Imperious

Overbearing and arrogant

Pensive

Deeply or dreamily thoughtful

Officious

Being meddlesome and full of yourself

Morass

A bog or tough situation

Insipid

Lacking interest or character

Ignominious

Humiliating (publically)

Nihilism

The belief that life is meaningless

Droll

Dryly amusing or whimsically funny

Bourgeois

Relating to the middle class

Circumspect

Careful and prudent

Mitigate

make less severe

Wherewithal

Means and resources

Complaisant

Willing to please and agreeable

Vicissitude

Randomness of life, a random misfortune

Contingent

Dependent on something else

Tractable

Easily persuaded of manipulated

Dissipayed

Overly indulging in pleasures

Subsist

Maintain or nourish