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Vocab 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Portentous | done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress |
| Malicious | characterized by malice, intending or intended to do harm |
| Beseech | ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something |
| Assail | make a concerted or violent attack on |
| Peevish | easily irritated, especially by unimportant things |
| Requite | make appropriate return for |
| Besmirch | damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others |
| Breach | an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct |
| Dejected | sad and depressed; dispirited |
| Liege | concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal |
| Chaste | abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse |
| Beguile | charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way |
| Perturbed | feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled |
| Behoove | it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; it is incumbent on |
| Rouse | bring out of sleep; awaken |
| Revel | to enjoy oneself boisterously |
| Gaudy | extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless |
| Ambiguous | (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning |
| Knave | a dishonest or unscrupulous man |
| Ponderous | slow and clumsy because of great weight |