week 8 carnie vocab

abnegation

self-denial, renunciation, eschewal

abstruse

hard to understand, obscure, mysterious

accede

to agree, assent, consent

comport

to behave, conduct; to agree, correspond

cursory

superficial, hasty

diadem

a crown, an ornamental headband

droll

comical, laughing, amusing

egress

exit, departure

ennui

boredom, tedium

evince

exhibit, manifest, reveal

incommode

to disturb, inconvenience, trouble

indisposed

mildly ill; unwilling

injunction

an order, command, or directive

invective

abuse, vituperation; abusive language; abusive, insulting expression

lachrymose

tearful, weepy; melancholy, mournful

lugubrious

mournful, dismal, melancholy, doleful

mitigate

to soften, moderate, alleviate, relieve

patently

obviously, clearly, plainly

perpetrate

to commit, perform, carry out

plaintive

mournful, melancholy, sorrowful, doleful

regale

to delight, entertain, gratify

tractable

obedient, governable, docile

umbrage

offense, resentment, annoyance

vagary

a whim, caprice, flight of fancy

vilify

to slander, defame, malign