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beginnings to 1800s
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| entreated | asked sincerely |
| plunder | goods seized |
| melancholy | sad |
| decrepit | run down |
| savory | appetizing |
| affliction | pain |
| bewitching | enticing |
| procure | to gain |
| allay | lessen |
| eminent | well known for excellence |
| reprobates | people without any sense of duty |
| disdained | refused |
| prudent | well thought out |
| populous | crowded with people |
| squeamish | easily offended |
| propagated | spread |
| venerable | repsected |
| assailant | attacker |
| distraction | mental disturbance |
| alleviate | relieve |
| interspersed | placed at intervals |
| commodious | spacious |
| copious | great amounts of |
| improvident | careless |
| moderate | gentle |
| provoked | enraged |
| appease | to calm or satisfy |
| constitution | physical condition |
| contrivance | plan |
| inconceivable | unimaginable |
| omnipotent | all powerful |
| abhors | hates |
| abominable | disgusting |
| ascribed | attributed to a certain cause |
| induce | persuade, force, cause |