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TKAM Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others |
| assuage | make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense |
| contentment | satisfaction |
| repertoire | the range of pieces an artist is prepared to perform |
| vapid | dull |
| Azaleas | a flower |
| predilection | a preference toward someone or something |
| reckon | to think |
| concession | a thing that is granted |
| piety | the quality of being religious or reverent |
| apothecary | a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs |
| dictum | A formal or authoritative statement |
| Chattels | a personal possession |
| wallow | to roll oneself indolently; to become or remain helpless |
| illicit | illegal |
| tyrannical | exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way (tyranny) |
| haint | a ghost or spook; someone or something very scary |
| entailment | a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property |
| iniquities | gross injustice or wickedness |
| truant | a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation |
| quelling | pacifying or suppressing |
| footwasher | strict sect of Baptist Christianity |
| magisterial | having or showing great authority |
| protestations | Strong or firm declaration that something is true or false |
| scuppernongs | grapes |
| torment | severe physical or mental suffering |
| edification | Improvement or enlightenment |
| yonder | distant but within sight |
| mortifying | shameful; embarrassing |
| transparent | clear |
| innate | natural |
| provocation | causing aggravation or annoyance |
| obstreperous | noisy and difficult to control |
| breeches | Knee-length pants |
| unfathomable | impossible to understand |
| noble | a person of high rank by birth or title |
| uncompromising | unwilling to negotiate; inflexible |
| lineaments | a distinctive feature |
| analogous | comparable |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| apoplectic | overcome with anger |
| rudiments | basics |
| feeble | weak |
| passe | old-fashioned |
| propensities | inclinations or tendencies |
| obliquely | indirectly |
| peculiarities | strange or unusual qualities |
| afflicition | something that causes pain or suffering |
| subpoena | a court order requiring appearance |
| varmints | pests |
| iota | a very small amount |
| changeling and mandrakes | folklore to describe mysterious and magical |
| temerity | rashness |
| impudent | rude |
| candid | blunt |
| contemptuously | without respect |
| denunciation | public condemnation |
| pulpit | a podium used for preaching |
| enamored | in love with |
| tactful | considerate |
| unmitigated | unqualified |
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