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Vocab Lists 7-11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Feign | Pretend to be affected by |
| Supercilious | Showing arrogant superiority |
| Amour | Love or love affair |
| Scanty | Small or insufficient amount |
| Hitherto | Until now, until the point of discussion |
| Eccentric | Unconventional or strange behavior |
| Ceaselessly | Continuously, without end |
| Sparse | Thinly dispersed or scattered |
| Disembodied | Separated from or existing without the body |
| Garrulous | To be excessively talkative |
| Cataclysmic | Relating to a natural or violent event |
| Infinite | Having no limitless or boundaries in time or space |
| Shrewd | Having or showing sharp powers of judgement |
| Narcissistic | Having an excessive or erratic interest in one's self or physical appearance |
| Reciprocal | Concerning each of two or more persons or things |
| Deft | Neatly skillful, quick in one's movements |
| Extemporizing | Produce something without preparation |
| Morality | Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong, good and bad behavior |
| Melancholy | Sadness |
| Incredulous | Unwilling or unable to believe |
| Vigilant | Keeping careful watch for danger or difficult possibilities |
| Diminish | To make or become less |
| Vacuous | Lacking ideas or intelligence, stupid |
| Prideful | Having an excessively high opinion of one's self |
| Consensus | A general agreement |
| Ignominy | Public shame or disgrace |
| Pillory | A wooden frame that has a hole for head and arms |
| Contumely | Insulting language or treatment |
| Scourge | To whip someone as a punishment |
| Besom | A broom |
| Dwelt | To live in or at a specific place |
| Machinations | A plot or scheme |
| Tribunal | A court of justice |
| Provision | Providing or supplying something (necessary) for use |
| Transgression | An act that goes against the law or code of conduct |
| Prate | To chatter |
| Inquity | Immoral or grossly unfair behavior |
| Frailty | The condition of being weak |
| Scaffold | Raised platform or wooden stage |
| Froward | Of a person or a difficult person to deal with |
| Artillery | Large guns used in warfare |
| Mew | To shut up or lock away |
| Plash | A sound made when liquid strikes something |
| Discomfit | To make someone uneasy or embarrassed |
| Dotard | An old person |
| Parle | To talk |
| Vile | Extremely unpleasant |
| Henceforth | From this, or that time on |
| Wondrous | Inspiring or a feeling of wonder and delight |
| Deceitful | Deceiving and misleading others |
| Cullion | Mean or base fellow |
| Patrimony | Property inherited from one's father or male ancestor |
| Gamut | Complete range or scope of something |
| Knavery | rouge or mischievous act |
| Gall | Bold and impudent behavior |
| Foregone | Inevitably determined in advance |
| Rudiment | The first principles of a subject |
| Quaff | To drink |
| Raiment | Clothing |
| Modesties | Self restraint |
| Dam | The female parent of an animal |
| Thralled | An enslaved person |
| Bauble | Small and showy trinket |
| Tyrian | Purple |
| Meacock | Timid |
| Prerogative | A right or privilege specific to a certain individual or class |
| Coffer | Strong box or small chest for holding valuables |
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