Vocab 02/07/25

Corrugated

(of material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges or grooves.

Penitent

Feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses.

Insensate

Lacking physical sensation.

Perplexed

Completely puzzled or baffled.

Stanchion

An upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier.

Bailiff

An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.

Feeble

Lack of physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Skiff

A shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern.

Divinity

The state of being divine or god-like.

Pugnacious

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

Pinnacle

The most successful point; the culmination.

Sodden

To be saturated with liquid, and soaked through.

Sharecroppers

A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.

Varicolored

Consisting of several different colors.

Presiding

To be in a position of authority in a meeting or other gathering.

Chasten

(of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on.

Chambray

A linen-finished gingham cloth with a white weft and a colored warp, producing a mottled appearance.

Destitute

Without the basic necessities of life.

Tiddlywink

A game in which small plastic counters are flicked into a central receptacle.

Victuals

Food usable by people, provisions.