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Vocab
study group 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rebuff | a blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal |
| incapacitate | disable |
| disfigure | to mar the appearance of |
| debilitate | to make weak or feeble |
| prone | having a natural tendency to something |
| vassal | a person granted the use of land, in return for military service to a superior |
| fealty | the obligation to be faithful to a lord |
| fray | a fight, battle, or skirmish |
| denounce | to condemn publicly |
| contingent | a quota of troops |
| quota | a proportional part of a fixed total amount |
| hector | swagger |
| accost | approach and speak to especially aggressively |
| sepulcher | grave chamber |
| registrar | official keeper of records |
| dishevel | throw into disorder |
| mull | ponder--usually used with "over" |
| accentuate | stress or show off by a contrast |
| conducive | tending to help or promote |
| revere | show honor and devotion to |