Beloved Vocab

1. Bereft (adj) - lacking or deprived of something

2. Perfunctory (adj) - hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

3. Noisome (adj) - offensively bad smelling

4. Rebuke (v) - a sharp expression of disapproval or criticism

5. Copse (n) - a dense growth of trees, shrubs, or bushes

6. Indolent (adj) - wanting to avoid activity or exertion

7. Undulate (v) - to move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

8. Clabber (n) raw milk that has soured and thickened

9. Offal (n) - decomposing animal flesh

10. Rendezvous (n) - a meeting planned at a certain time and place

11. Coffle (n) - a line of chained slaves  

12. Dray (n) - a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads

13. Lisle (n) - a good quality cotton fabric  

14. Pallet (n) - a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts

15. Roiling (v) - a liquid agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

16. Conflagration (n) - very intense uncontrollable fire

17. Vexed (adj) - troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

18. Manumission (n) - the formal act of freeing from slavery

19. Exhort (v) - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

20. Upbraid (v) - express criticism towards

21. Plait (n or v) - a braid or to braid 

22. Arbor (n) - a framework that supports climbing plants

23. Spry (adj) - moving quickly and lightly

24. Rouse (v) - cause to be agitated or excited; to awaken

25. Cogitation (n) - the act of deeply thinking about something

26. Rout (n) - an overwhelming defeat

27. Rancor (n) - bitter deep-seated ill will

28. Bedevil (v) - to treat cruelly

29. Rapt (adj) - feeling great delight and interest

30. Circumvent (v) - to avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing