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Ham Vocab 21-40
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| resolution | noun; a formal expression of opinion or intention made; a decision |
| visage | noun; the face and it's appearance |
| abatement | noun; reduction, alleviation, termination |
| convocation | noun; a group of people gathered in answer to a summons; assembly |
| impetuous | adj; having deep insight or understanding |
| rendezvous | noun; an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place |
| churlish | adj; boorish, rude |
| conjure | verb; to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell |
| equivocation | noun; to use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone |
| umbrage | noun; offense; annoyance, displeasure |
| usurp | verb; to seize and hold (a position, office, power) by force or without legal right |
| avouch | verb; to make frank acknowledgement or affirmation of |
| privy | adj; private |
| pernicious | adj; ruinous, deadly |
| contumely | noun; contemptuous or humiliating treatment |
| wontonness | adj; deliberate and without motive; sexually reckless |
| occulted | adj; of or pertaining to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of supernatural powers |
| annex | verb; to attach, add, esp to something larger or more important |
| diadem | noun; a crown, decorative or fancy symbol |