myths and legends vocab

acquiesce

agree or express agreement

ensue

take place or happen afterward or as a result

dissuade

turn away from by persuasion

entreaty

earnest or urgent request

forbearance

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges

guile

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

succor

assistance in time of difficulty

usurp

seize and take control without authority

purge

rid of impurities

lament

a cry of sorrow and grief

aghast

struck with fear, dread

daunt

cause to lose courage

efficacious

giving the power to produce an intended result

ingenious

showing inventiveness and skill

reproof

an act or expression of criticism and censure

respite

a pause from doing something

unwieldy

difficult to use or handle because of size or weight