VOCABS 3.2 - 7 Copernicus

accrue

an amount of something gradually over time

adjure

to ask or order someone to do something

bumptious

disapproving; unpleasantly confident

chaste

having no sexual activity outside of marriage

bungle

to do something wrong in a careless way

cavil

to make unreasonable complaints

decadence

a state of low standards in society; social decay

desultory

without a clear plan or purpose

epitaph

a short piece of writing about a dead person

gainsay

to refuse to accept something or truth

knavery

obsolete; roguish mischief

nugatory

worth nothing; of little value

ominous

suggesting something unpleasant will happen

proviso

a part of a document that says something has to be done

recusant

a person who refuses to submit to authority

opprobrium

severe criticism or blame

pique

to excite or cause interest

saunter

to walk in a slow, relaxed way

tensile

capable of being stretched

unwonted

unusual; not often experience