| Word |
Part of Speech |
Definition |
| pitch |
noun |
angle; height |
| chid(den) |
verb/adjective |
to scold; scolded |
| thews |
noun |
limbs; muscles |
| interpose |
verb |
to go between |
| prick |
verb/noun |
incite; poke or spur |
| engrapht(ed) |
verb/adjective |
to firmly establish; grown together |
| wafture |
noun |
wave of a hand |
| lament(ation) |
verb/noun |
to mourn; a song or speech that expresses sorrow |
| emulation |
noun |
copy out of respect and admiration |
| puissant |
adjective |
powerful; wise; merciful |
| fawning |
adjective |
groveling; attempting to flatter |
| firmament |
noun |
the heavens |
| vouchsafe |
verb |
allow to happen |
| bayed |
adjective |
attacked or cornered like a hunted animal |
| extenuate |
verb |
to minimize; draw out |
| exigent |
noun |
excuse; reason |
| reveler |
noun |
party goer |
| ensign |
noun |
a flag used to identify a military group |
| obsequious |
adjective |
groveling; subservient; looking to curry favor from authority |
| ardent |
adjective |
passionate; emotionally warm |
| stratum |
noun |
a horizontal level, especially social |
| usurper |
noun |
person who takes power by force without authority |
| gendarmes |
noun |
French police |
| lithe |
adjective |
flexible; agile; supple |
| avowal |
noun |
a frank admission or acknowledgement |
| sublime |
adjective |
noble, majestic; of high spiritual worth |
| reverie |
noun |
abstract musing; day-dreaming |
| obstinate |
adjective |
stubbornly adhering to an opinion or attitude |
| proverbial |
adjective |
of or relating to a proverb |
| rapacity |
noun |
greed; cupidity; desiring live prey |
| despoil |
verb |
sack, plunder; deprive by force |
| parry |
verb |
deflect; avoid, especially a blow |
| implacable |
adjective |
impossible to appease |
| wrath |
noun |
anger, usually violent |
| abyss |
noun |
big hole |
| alacrity |
noun |
eagerness; cheerful willingness |
| obelisk |
noun |
a tall, four-sided, tapered shaft of stone that rises to a point |
| undulating |
adjective |
moving in a smooth, wave-like motion |
| covert |
adjective |
not openly practiced; secretive |
| bohemian |
noun |
person with artistic or literary interests that disregards conventional behavior standards |
| diaspora |
noun |
a dispersion of an originally homologous people |
| heady |
adjective |
intoxicating or stupefying |
| defer |
verb |
allow an authority to make a decision because of their better judgment |
| petulant |
adjective |
unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered |
| quarry |
noun |
hunted animal; large hole in the ground where rock is mined |
| drove |
noun |
a large body of like things |
| supercilious |
adjective |
feeling or showing haughty disdain |
| shell |
verb |
separate kernels (of corn) from a cob |
| bile |
noun |
greenish-yellow fluid secreted by the liver |
| tallow |
noun |
animal fat, used in candles and soap |
| remiss(ness) |
adjective/noun |
lax in attending to duty; negligence |
| fast |
adjective/adverb |
firmly fixed or fastened; securely |
| propitiate(ory) |
verb/adjective |
conciliate; attempting to please or win favor |
| wane |
verb |
to decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline |
| malcontent |
adjective/noun |
dissatisfied with existing conditions; a chronically dissatisfied person |
| furtive |
adjective |
surreptitious or shifty; suggestive of hidden motives |
| usury |
noun |
practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest at an exorbitant rate |
| rake |
noun |
an immoral or dissolute person; libertine |
| poultice |
noun |
a soft, moist mass of material heated and applied to the body to relieve aching or soreness |
| noblesse oblige |
noun |
benevolent, honorable behavior considered to be the responsibility of privileged individuals |
| roughshod |
adjective |
(horseshoes) having nails or points to prevent slipping; marked by brutal force |
| comely |
adjective |
pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive |
| inveterate |
adjective |
firmly and long established; deep-rooted; habitual |
| dissolute |
adjective |
lacking moral restraint; indulgent in sensual pleasures or vices |
| piquant |
adjective |
pleasingly pungent or tart in taste; spicy; appealingly provocative |
| doggerel |
noun |
verse with a comic or burlesque nature |
| sough |
verb |
to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound |
| conciliate |
verb |
overcome distrust or hostility of; placate |
| paean |
noun |
song of praise, joy, thanksgiving, or victory |
| astride |
adverb/preposition |
positioned between the legs |
| stolid |
adjective |
not easily moved emotionally or mentally; impassive |
| canter |
noun |
an easy gallop |
| prodigal |
adjective |
wasteful or recklessly extravagant (with money) |
| facetious |
adjective |
humorous; not intended to be taken seriously |
| quavering |
adjective |
shaking or trembling |
| terrier |
noun |
a breed of dog used to hunt rodents |
| agape |
adverb/preposition |
in the open position |
| audacious |
adjective |
bold; recklessly brave or fearless |
| gamin |
noun |
urchin; neglected boy left to run about the streets |
| lurid |
adjective |
gruesome, horrible, and revolting; causing one to stare |
| cowl |
noun |
a hooded, loose-fitting garment worn by monks |
| rend |
verb |
separate into parts using force or violence |
| compunction |
noun |
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of conscience for doing wrong; contrition |
| teamster |
noun |
a person responsible for driving a team of horses to move goods |
| harangue |
verb/noun |
to deliver a scolding or vicious nagging; a tirade |
| yokel |
noun |
a rustic; country bumpkin |
| wend |
verb |
to proceed or go; travel |
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