semester review vocab

Dissemble

Hide true motives or beliefs

Flout

to mock or scoff at; show scorn or contempt for.

Progeny

Offspring or child

Chide

scold or rebuke

Bequeath

pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else.

Recompence

to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.

Spurn

reject with disdain or contempt.

Sojourn

a temporary stay.

Discourse

written or spoken communication or debate.

Enmity

intense hostility.

Paragon

a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality

Amends

make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date.

Austerity

sternness or severity of manner or attitude.

Beguile

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Cloister

a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other.

Dote

be extremely and uncritically fond of.

Extenuate

cause (an offense) to seem less serious.