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Ham Vocab 1-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apparition | noun; ghost |
| calumnious | adj; slanderous, false and malicious statements |
| canon | noun; a fundamental principle or general rule |
| countenance | noun; appearance, especially the look or expression of the face |
| discourse | noun; communication of thought by words; talk; conversation |
| imminent | adj; likely to occur at any moment; impending |
| perilous | adj; involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous |
| portentous | adj; ominously significant or indicative - forshadows upcoming event |
| prodigal | adj; reckless, extravagant |
| sullied | verb; to soil, stain, or tarnish |
| Nemean lion | noun; a powerful lion strangled by Hercules as one of his labors |
| commission | noun; the act of committing or giving in charge; an authoritative order, charge, or direction |
| firmament | noun; the vault of heaven |
| malefaction | noun; an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing |
| pestilent | adj; destructive to life; deadly; poisonous |
| promontory | noun; a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast |
| sovereign | noun; a person who has supreme power or authority adj; having supreme rank, power, or authority |
| tedious | adj; marked by tedium; long and tiresome |
| paradox | noun; a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
| pious | adj; of or pertaining to religious devotion |