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Vocab
Vocab 1-46
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fraught with | full of (something bad or unwanted) |
| chicanery | clever trickery |
| subjugated | brought under control |
| amoral | showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| malefactor | one who does evil |
| gallants | young fashionable men |
| stalwart | physically strong |
| stripling | young man |
| comely | pretty |
| dulcet | pleasant to hear |
| virtuous | morally excellent |
| witty | funny and clever |
| caustic | very harsh and critical |
| momentous | very important |
| commence | begins |
| well-appointed | having all the needed furniture |
| doting | showing a lot of love or attention |
| nonchalant | unconcerned or indifferent |
| queried | questioned |
| amiably | pleasantly |
| barbs | bitingly critical remarks |
| quips | clever remarks |
| rancor | deep hatred |
| amorous | showing strong feelings of love |
| feigned | faked |
| disdain | disrespect |
| bide | to wait |
| utter | speak |
| valiant | brave |
| wryly | dry, mocking humor |
| frugal | thrifty or economical |
| exemplary | deserving to be imitated |
| wits | minds, intelligences |
| abode | home |
| mordacious | sarcastic |
| repartee | conversation characterized by quick, witty comments |
| baiting | deliberately annoying someone |
| retorted | replied |
| pernicious | harmful |
| interjected | said abruptly |
| a plethora of | an abundance of |
| enraptured | charmed |
| aspersions | false claims meant to hurt one's reputation |
| blithely | casually |
| taunted | teased |
| Perdition | Hell |