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Josh Vocab Unit 1
English Semester 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pealing | ringing a set of bells |
| festoon | string of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc. suspended in a curve of two points |
| benignantly | benevolently, generously, charitably |
| repute | estimation in the view of others; reputation |
| espy | to see at a distance; catch sign of |
| bedazzled | to impress forcefully, so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings |
| dissolute | indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct |
| abashed | ashamed or embarrassed |
| lore | body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature (Harry Potter lore) |
| visages | face or facial expression of a person; countenance |
| proselytes | new convert to a doctrine or religion |
| anathema | person or thing detested or loathed, a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction |
| rakishly | dashingly, jauntily |
| haggard | wasted or worn in appearance |
| craven | very fearful; cowardly |
| insolent | arrogant |
| insinuatingly | suggestively |
| wayside | the side of the road or lane; a roadside |
| durst | dare |
| vexed | irritated; annoyed |
| ordination | ceremony of consecration to the ministry; an arrangement or ordering (1st, 2nd, 3rd...) |
| ecclesiastical | of or pertaining to church or the clergy, churchly |
| heathen | irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person |
| firmament | vault of heaven; sky |
| entreating | making an earnest request; pleading |
| lurid | gruesome, horrible, revolting |
| bedlam | place or condition of noise and confusion |
| cannonading | artillery fire (sending cannon balls) |
| rending | used as a noun - violent ripping apart |
| ardently | intensely; eagerly |
| galled | irritated; angered |
| vehemently | marked by forceful energy; intensely emotional; deeply felt |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| torpor | state of mental and motor inactivity |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful; accuracy in details; the degree to which an electronic device (record player, radio, television) accurately reproduces its effect |
| gauntly | skinny, thin |
| flayed | whipped; thrashed |
| ardently | intensely; eagerly |
| guise | appearance; show (disguise = hiding appearance) |
| galled | irritated; angered |
| copiously | profusely; plentifully |
| spurned | rejected; despised |
| vindictive | spiteful; bitter |
| elude | avoid; dodge |
| prithee | "pray thee"; used to express a prayer, wish, or request |
| boughs | branch of a tree, especially a main branch |
| wholly | completely; entirely; exclusively; solely |
| scruples | an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action |
| wot'st | know |
| Goodman | title of respect used for a man below the rank of gentleman (farmer or yeoman) |
| trifle | an article or thing of very little value |
| fain | gladly; willingly |
| abide | remain; continue; stay |
| pious | having or showing a dutiful spirit or reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations |
| catechism | an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of the Christian religion (questions & answers about beliefs of particular church) |
| consorting | unite in company; associate |
| smallage | celery in its wild state |
| cinquefoil | any of several plants from the rose family having red, yellow, or white five-petaled flowers |
| wolf's bane | tobacco-like plant |
| appease | calm; satisfy |
| contrivance | scheme; plan |
| abhors | scorns; hates |
| ascribed | attributed to a certain cause |
| scrupulous | careful; painstaking |
| obsequious | overly obedient; submissive |
| amiable | agreeable; likeable |
| assiduity | close and continuous application of effort |
| connubial | related to marriage (connubial bed, connubial joy) |
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