IB VOCAB 7

Supplicant

A person who asks god or a person for something in a humble way

Hearth

The slab upon which your house is built (center of the house)

Renowned

Widely acclaimed and highly honored

Impel

Drive, force, or urge someone to do something (neutral)

Vernal

Of, in, or appropriate to spring

Apportation

To divide and share out according to a plan

Keen

(Of the edge or point of the blade) sharp

Frieze

Broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near a ceiling

Libation

A drink poured out as an offering to a deity

Apt

Appropriate or suitable in circumstances

Congenial

Pleasant because of a quality, personality, or interests similar to one's own.

Impregnable

Unable to be captured or broken into

Deference

Humble submission and respect

Circumvent

Find a way around (an obstacle)

Duplicitous

Deceitful

Moor (ship)

Make a boat fast by attaching it by a cable to rope to the shore or to an anchor

Adamant

Refusing to be persuaded or to change someone's mind (positive connotation)

Aegis

A shield, protection, blocking, Athena's symbol

Cordial

Warm and friendly

Ingenuity

The quality of being both clever, original, and inventive