vocab

1. Scourging (noun) - whip (someone) as a punishment
   
   

2. Consecrate (verb) - Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred
   
   

3. Odious (adj.) - loathsome
   
   

4. Abhorrence (noun) - the act or state of abhorring or despising something or someone
   
   

5. Prostrate (adj.) - lying on the ground, facing down
   
   

6. Vocation (noun) - A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
   
   

7. Illiberal (adj.) - extremely narrow-minded or ungenerous
   
   

8. Sanguine (adj.) - marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
   
   

9. Libels (noun) - a published false statement that damages someone’s reputation; a written defamation
   
   

10. Statute (noun) - a written law; a rule of an institution
    
    

11. Ordain (verb) - to predetermine; to invest with special authority
    
    

12. Expostulation (noun) - The act of expressing disagreement or complaint
    
    

13. Thraldom (noun) - state of being under another's control
    

14. Concede (verb) - to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true

15. Stultified (adj.) - lose enthusiasm due to routine

16. Flagellation (noun) - whipping

17. Utterance (noun) - a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound

18. Anomalous (adj.) - inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected; irregular, unusual

19. Privations (noun) - a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food, clothing, and shelter are scarce
20. Destitute (adj.) - without basic necessity

21. Palpable (adj.) - capable of being touched (often used literally, sometimes figuratively)
22. Impertinent (adj.) - rude
23. Concubinage (noun) - the state of unmarried men and women living together

24. Tidings (noun) - news

25. Imbruted (adj.) - sink to the level of a brute

26.Impetus (noun) - a driving force: impulse

27. Auspices (noun) - A divine or prophetic token.