Vocab

Equivocate

Equivocate

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

Annihilate

destroy utterly; obliterate

Morose

sullen and ill-tempered

Sequester

isolate or hide away

Prelude

an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important

Palatial

resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid

Reprisal

an act of retaliation

Transition

one state to another

Surmise

assume true: no evidence

Copious

abundant; plentiful

Complacence

self-satisfaction with current state

Geniality

friendly, cheerful manner

Bulbous

round

Quiescent

state or period of inactivity

Accusation

claim that someone has done something wrong

Odious

unpleasant, repulsive

Impartial

treating everyone equal

Attest

state something as true

Ire

anger

Maudlin

feeling sorry, pitiful, sentimental

Wizen

shriveled or wrinkled with age

Derision

ridicule; mockery

Disparage

belittle the value of someone or something

Usurious

exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

Permissible

allowable