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R+J vocab 4+5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| shroud | something that covers esp for burial |
| abate | to lesson, decrease |
| ambiguity | vague, unclear |
| behest | command, authoritative order |
| enjoin | to command, direct |
| prostrate | to lay flat on the ground, submission |
| discern | to understand |
| lamentable | grieving |
| beguile | to trick, charm |
| enmity | active hatred, ill will |
| peruse | to examine w/ detail |
| mattock | a pick ax |
| amorous | romantic, being in love |
| abhor | to hate something |
| paramour | a lover |
| detestable | arousing intense dislike |
| dirge | a slow mournful piece of music |
| penury | extreme poverty |