Deck 1 Flashcards
Pathos
The power in ones life to evoke a feeling of compassion.
The final scene was a odd mixture of chaos and pathos.
Conscience
Inner sense of right and wrong in your actions, impelling you toward the right action
Even now, he says he is proud to have served his country with a clear conscience
Assuaged
To make less severe.
I assuaged the injury, by making him an ice pack.
Apothecary
Pharmacist
You find yourself in a turn of the century town with a apothecary and a barbershop
Piety
Reverence for God
The priest encouraged her to give some token of piety to the Gods.
Stinginess
Reluctant to spend
Parents that are not stingy, are the ones that get visited
Chattels
Personable property that can be moved, slave
If no goods or chattels can be found the officer will levy on the lands
Taciturn
Reluctant to join in conversation. Dour
The writer wants to learn why, Buford not tell his story hoping that the taciturn ex-leader will volunteer information
Spittoon
A large bowl often used for spit.
If you are going to spit, please do it in the spittoon.
Unsullied
Not soiled, untarnished
He has an unsullied public persona.