A Man for All Seasons Vocabulary - Part 2 Flashcards
Indulging one’s own desires, passions, whims… Especially without restraint
Self-Indulgence
The state of being ferocious; savage fierceness; cruel
Ferocity
Very numerous; consisting of many elements
Multitudinous
Removal from an office or position
Deposition
Very weak or slight; very slender or fine; delicate
Tenuous
Very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
Ravenous
Make someone anxious or unsettled; disturb
Perturbed
An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity; general distrust of others
Cynicism
Fond of or characterized by joking
Jocular
Great dismay or horror; great shock
Appalled
Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so
Obstinate
To lie under oath; willing to tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court
Perjure
Capable of or subject to change or alteration
Mutable
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
Avarice
Grossly wicked or reprehensible; evil
Heinously
Wicked
Iniquitous
Bad tempered; spiteful; irritable; annoyed
Splenetic
Refuse to acknowledge; deny; renounce a legal claim to
Disclaim
Relating to or involving treason (disloyal to government; try to over throw government)
Treasonable
Roomy and comfortable
Commodious
Formal accusation that a person has committed a crime
Indictment
Block; to be or get in the way of
Obstructing
Bring about or initiate; incite someone to do something
Instigated
Confirm or give support to
Corroborate
Person who owns or manages a tavern
Publican
Characterized by malice; intended or intending to do harm
Malicious
To lower in grade, rank, or status; treat or regard with disrespect
Degrade
Irritably impatient; touchy
Testily
A picture exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things
Caricature
Quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; mentally quick or alert; well coordinated
Agile
Extremely distasteful; unacceptable
Repugnant
Strong and deep in tone; resounding; having a lasting presence or effect; enduring
Resonantly
