Dr. Faustus Vocab Flashcards
argosies
a large merchant ship
resolute
admirably purposeful determined and unwavering
rudiments
the first principles of a subject
licentiate
the holder of a certificate of competence to practice a certain profession
propitiate
win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them
pliant
pliable
laureate
a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement
insolence
rude and disrespectful behavior
potentate
a monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one
lascivious
feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire
celestial
positioned in or relating to the sky or outer space as observed in astronomy
progeny
a descendant or the descendants of a person animal or plant ; offspring
victuals
food or provisions prepared for consumption
peruse
read something in a thorough or careful way
vain
having or showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance abilities or worth
tidings
news , information
bequeath
leave a personal estate or ones body to a person or other beneficiary by a will
solemn
formal and dignified
regent
a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated
chafer
a flying beetle
deed
an action that is performed intentionally or consciously
deprive
deny the possession or use of something
accursed
under a curse
canonize
officially declare a dead person to be a saint
