Deck 07 Flashcards
Wraith
An apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death
A visible spirit
Abnegate
To refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.) reject; renounce
Peremptory
Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative
Imperious or dictatorial
Positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
Turbid
Not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured
Thick or dense, as smoke or clouds
Confused; muddled; disturbed
Rebarbative
Causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellant
Compunction
A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse
Contrition
Sincere penitence or remorse
Expiate
To atone for; make amends or reparation for
Foible
A minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect
Spurious
Not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit
Of illegitimate birth; bastard
Conjugal
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of marriage
Consanguine
Having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood
Endogamous
Marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit
Filial
Of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter
Noting or having the relation of a child to a parent
Progenitor
A biologically related ancestor
A person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor
