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Vocab 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Miscreant | a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law |
| Discern | perceive or recognize |
| Interment | the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites |
| Perdition | a state of eternal punishment and damnation |
| Bestow | confer or present |
| Malcontent | a person who is dissatisfied and rebellious |
| Inveterate | having a particular habit or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change |
| Bereft | deprived of or lacking |
| Desecrate | treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect |
| Flout | openly disregard |
| Sublime | of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe |
| Dissipate | disappear or cause to disappear |
| Submissive | meekly obedient or passive |
| Covet | yearn to possess or have |
| Prudence | cautiousness |
| Consort | a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch |
| Bane | a cause of great distress or annoyance |
| Heinous | utterly odious or wicked |
| Obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action |
| Usurp | take (a position of power or importance) unlawfully or by force |