Davis Vocab

Portent

foreshadow

perjury

lying under oath

rancor

deep bitterness

adhere

follow closely

forsake

leave or abandon someone who needs you

abysmal

horrible

circumvent

go around

anomaly

abnormal

forbear

resist doing something

profane

insult something sacred

hinder

obstruct

abate

lessen in intensity

calamity

an event causing loss or misfortune

abhor

hate

galling

causing irritation or annoyance

absolve

forgive (usually sins)

ordained

establish as a rule

chide

scold

slander

lies meant to harm one’s reputation

oust

remove

shroud

burial garment for a corpse

disparage

belittle or insult

stark

plain or simple

purgatory

condition of torture

carrion

rotting body of a dead animal

garish

showy in a tasteless way

rouse

awaken

dexterity

skill with the hands

discord

lack of agreement or harmony

amorous

expressing love or romance

pernicious

extremely harmful

melancholy

gloomy

corroborate

support with evidence

vex

anger by irritation

extraneous

not needed

slay

murder

presage

sign of something to happen

strew

spread or scatter

obsolete

no longer used

ambiguity

multiple interpretations