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words from novel I
#56
Word | Meaning |
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succor | help, relief, aid |
consign | to entrust to |
venal | corruptible |
wan | pale; appearing weak/tired |
sedulous | hard-working |
vent | split of friendly relations |
latitude | freedom from normal restraints |
inexorable | unyeilding |
extrapolate | estimate based on known facts; to deduce, infer |
desultory | occuring haphazardly |
indispostion | slight illness / unwillingness to do something |
disabuse | free from deception or misconception |
vagary | an odd idea |
reproof | act of scolding someone |
hale | having good faith; vigorous |
dregs | least valuable part of something |
niggling | petty, trivial, annoying |
mountebank | charlatan |
moniker | nickname |
mien | character, demeanor |
mete | to distribute |
marauder | raider, intruder |
lurid | deathly pale or glowing through a haze |
junket | a dessert; excursion by official to gather facts |
insouciant | calm and carefree |
impetuous | rash |
galvanize | to cause to take action |
fob | force another to accept (esp. by deceit or stealth); a pocket watch |
flay | to attack or scold with stinging criticism |
finagle | obtain by trickery |
fastidious | meticulous; picky |
execrable | wretched; very bad |
ensign | a banner; flag/naval officer |
disburse | to make payment in settlement; distribute |
crag | steep, rugged rock or cliff |
couture | [high] fashion |
comity | social harmony |
collateral | security offered for payment of a debt |
cachet | mark of approval |
bilious | in a bad mood |
aver | to state as true |
assay | to try or test |
asperity | roughness or harshness |
apropos | appropriate, relevant, opportune |
annuity | income paid at fixed intervals |
adduce | to give as proof; cite |
liquidation | closing of one's business by collecting assets and settling all debts |
lassitude | listlessness; torpor |
intemperate | lacking restraint or self-control; excessive |
inscutable | mysterious |
imprimatur | sanction or approval; support |
imposition | unwelcome burden |
guild | group of people with a common goal |
frowsy | having an unkempt appearance |
excoriate | to denounce strongly |
evince | to demonstate clearly |