Chapter 1. Flashcards
Assuage
Provides relief
Piety
Righteousness by virtue of being pious.
Persecution
Causing someone to suffer
Liberal
Showing or characterised by broad-mindedness
Dictum
An authoritative declaration
Taciturn
Doesn’t talk a lot
Unsullied
Free from blemishes, flaws, or dirt
Imprudent
Not wise
Profound
Situated at or extending to great depth
Tyrannical
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
Entity
Having its own distinct existence
Eccentric
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Quaint
Attractively old-fashioned
Repertoire
The range of skills in a particular field or occupation
Vapid
Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
Veranda
A porch along the outside of a building
Abundance
Having more than an adequate quantity or supply
Malevolent
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
Slealthy
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Morbid
Suggesting the horror of death and decay
Nocturnal
Belonging to or active during the night
Culprit
Someone who commits a wrongdoing
Adjoin
Lie adjacent (next to) to another or share a boundary
Predilection
An inclination in favour of something
Domicile
Housing that someone lives in
Nebulous
Lacking definite form or limits
