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Eng. Mid. Vocab.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tarry | To stay or wait |
| Smite | to strike down |
| Ocular | relating to the eye |
| Scruples | beliefs |
| Martyr | someone willing to die for a cause |
| Carechism | Religious instruction |
| Cognizance | awareness, realization |
| Ecclesiastical | relating to religion or church |
| Zenith | the highest point |
| Brandish | to hold, shake, or wave as a weapon |
| Blasphemy | to speak against accepted beliefs |
| Lurid | sensational / shocking |
| Wretch | Incredibly unhappy person |
| Pulpit | Podium where minister speaks |
| Chaste | Innocent in relations with opposite sex |
| Visage | Face |
| Similitude | similarity |
| garb | one's dress / clothing |
| Proselyte | a convert or believer |
| Venerable | Highly respected due to age |
| Anathema | A person or thing that is hated |
| Compelling | interesting, fascinating |
| Supplicate | to beg / plead |
| Coquettish | Describing the behavior of a woman who flirts lightheartedly |
| Macabre | Gruesome and horrifying |
| Impervious | Incapable of bein influenced |
| Perverse | Willfully determined to counter was is expected |
| Monument | Person considered as a heroic figure |
| Dispensation | doing away with |
| Alderman | A member of a municipal legislative body |
| Spare | Lean or thin |
| Pallid | pale |
| Tableau | A representation of a picture |
| Vindicated | ro uphold or justify by argument or evidence |
| Noblesse Oblige | the moral obligation of those of high birth |
| Sibilant | Characterized by hissing sound |
| Acrid | Sharp or biting taste / smell |
| Cuckold | The husband of a cheating wife |
| Inextricable | From which one cannot extricate oneself |
| Ameliorate | Become better / Improve |
| Harmony | Peaceable or friendly relations / agreement |
| Impediment | Something that hinders or obstructs |
| Indolent | Disposed to avoid exertion; lazy |
| Noncarcinogenic | Not producing cancer |
| Parsimonious | Cheap |
| Raze | Destroy utterly |
| Reticent | Secretive |
| Subvert | overturn / overthrow |
| Tractable | easily lead |
| Ebullient | Overflowing with enthusiasm |
| Gall | make sore |
| Indemnify | compensate for loss |
| Occident | West |
| Peruse | Read |
| Spurn | thrust aside |
| Stipend | Fixed pay |
| Tepid | Moderately warm |
| Wane | Decrease in power |
| Abhorrent | in conflict |
| Admonish | reprove gently |
| Probe | critical inquiry |
| Render | hand down officially |
| repast | food for one occasion fo eating |
| Score | set of 20 |
| Snub | Insult |
| Suture | Strand used to sew parts of living body |
| acquit | perform one's part ; relive charges |
| Consign | give ; transfer |
| effrontery | shameless boldness |
| forbearance | patience |
| Nettlesome | irritating |
| salutary | good for health |
| supersede | force out of use |
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