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Anthem Vocab
Aubrey Deas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vocation | a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation |
| trangression | an act that goes against a law or rule |
| grooves | a long narrow tunnel or channel |
| equality | uniform character (sameness) |
| nould | a shape frames used to give a definite form to plastic material |
| pyre | a pile of wood or other combustible material |
| agony | extreme and generally prolonged pain |
| whence | from what place or source |
| lodestone | magnetite or other naturally magnetic material |
| perish | suffering death, typically in a violent way |
| suspicion | feeling that something is possible, likely, or true |
| unmentionable | something that is not able o be said |
| sin | an act that violates a specific religious rule |
| tarried | to stay longer than intended |
| submission | action of accepting a superior force; giving in |
| devised | planned or invented by careful thought |
| scornful | derisive; contemptuous |
| moat | a deep, wide trench around a castle or fort, usually filled with water for protection from atatck |
| fathom | to penetrate to the truth of |
| stole | taken without right |
| unconquered | not acquired by force |
| scholar | a student |
| curiosity | the desire to learn about anything |
| jerked | a quick, sharp pull |
| illustious | well known, respected, and admired for past achievements |
| stricken | seriously affected by an undesirable condidtion |
| uncharted | an area of land or sea not yet mapped |
| smolder | to burn slowly with smoke and no flame |
| corruption | dishonest conduct of those in power |
| wretch | a miserable person, one who is in great misfortune |
| infamy | an evil reputation brought by something grossly criminal |
| decreed | an order usually having the force of law |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric turn of the mind |
| capricrious | fanciful or witty |
| endeavoring | to exhort oneself |
| falsehood | a false statement |
| plunder | to rob of goods by force |
| awe | an emotion combining dread veneration and wonder inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| threshold | the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a door |
| manuscripts | unprinted text |
| reverence | a feeling or attitude of deep respsect |
| vindicate | to clear, as from an accusation or suspicion |
| undefiled | free from stain |
| fortress | a fort or group of forts, often including a city |
| transition | movement, passage or change form one position, state, etc. |
| impotent | lacking power |
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