Acts 4 and 5 Vocab Flashcards
Proscribe
v. to denounce or to condemn, to forbid; proscription n. the act of proscribing, prohibition, banishment
Mettle
n. courage or spirit
Chasten
v. to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior; chastisement n. verbal punishment, rebuke for making a mistake
Containment
n. something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes; contaminate v. to cause impurity, defile or pollute
Mirth
n. gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
Presumptuous
adj. brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant; presume v. to take for granted, assume or suppose
Yoke
v. to fit or to join with a harness, to connect or to join together
Chide
v. to voice disapproval, to scold
Cynical
adj. given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm; cynic n. a person who believes all people are selfish, whose outlook is scornful and negative
Nimble
adj. quick in movement or resourcefulness; nimbleness n. light and quick of movement
Exigent
adj. urgent, requiring immediate attention; exigent n. pressing necessity, decisive moment
Vile
adj. wretchedly bad, highly offensive, unpleasant or objectionable
Peevish
adj. fretful, obstinate
Presage
n. something that foreshadows a future event, foreknowledge of the future; presage v. to have a presentiment, to foreshow or foreshadow
Ascend
v. to move upward, to rise from a lower station, to climb or advance
Tidings
n. information or news
Melancholy
n. depression of spirits, soberly thoughtful, pensive despondency
Engender
v. to cause, to produce or create
Tarry
v. to delay in coming or going, to linger
Virtuous
adj. having excellent morals, righteousness; virtue n. moral excellence, goodness, righteousness
