english vocab 1 Flashcards
beguile
deceive, trick
enmity
hostility, antagonism
conceive
become pregnant, form an idea
invoke
to call upon a higher power
cryptic
hidden
evoke
to bring to mind, elicit a response, to call forth an emotion
lineage
genealogy, line of descent from ancestors
righteous
conforming to what is right or moral
perish
die
abate
grow less intense
elude
evade capture
allude to
to refer to indirectly, to make an indirect reference to a literary text
steward
a manager of an estate
afflict
cause pain or suffering
vault
arched roof
bridle
headgear worn by a horse that allows the rider to control it
iniquity
evil
censorious
harshly critical
vindicate
prove right or correct
intercede
intervene on behalf of another
spurn
reject as worthless
endow
provide with a quality, an ability, or an asset
rummage
search in an untidy fashion
accost
approach and boldly address
debase
degrade, reduce in quality or value
scurrilous
making scandalous claims against someone (applied to speech)
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tribute
a gift meant to show respect
meager
lacking in quantity or quality
bereave
deprive of a loved one
obeisance
a gesture expressing high respect or submission
obsequious
excessively obedient or attentive
Abhorrent
inspiring disgust or loathing
sustenance
food
remnant
what remains
languish
grow weak
steadfast
constant, firm, resolute
profane
treat what is sacred as if it were not
prescribe
order
chastise
punish
impede
delay or prevent by obstructing
thwart
prevent
rite
ritual, religious ceremony, customary act
vigil
period of wakefulness during a time usually of sleep
aggregate
form a group out of individuals
magistrate
judge, one who administers the law
bade (verb)
order, command
engender
give birth to
sundry
various
bearing
way of standing
largesse
generosity
deft
skilled
meek
unassertive, modest,
sheen
The soft luster (shining) of a surface
sheaf
bundle
anoint
rub with oil
penance
voluntary self-punishment to express repentance
supple
soft and flexible
absolution
release from sin
smart
feel pain
affectation
artificial behavior meant to impress others
affect
behave in an artificial way to impress others
clerical
Of the Church
Secular
non-religious
precedent
earlier legal rulings
statute
law
sanguine
optimistic, cheerful
choleric
easily angered
divine
foresee
superfluity
excess
parson
a priest
mire
mud
mercenary
soldier for hire
finicky
precise and particular about small details
delve
dig
churl
discourteous person
sow
female pig
prudent
cautious
thresh
to separate grain from its stalk by beating
hoodwink
deceived, blindfolded
frugal
careful with expense
arrears
payment owed and overdue
granary
place to store grain
bailiff
officer of the court with the authority to arrest
relics
the remains of a saint
feign
pretend
mirth
fun, laughter, gaiety
demeanor
outward behavior, bearing, way of holding oneself
beseech
earnestly request
besiege
surround by an army
forbear
refrain
amend
remedy, make better
clemency
mercy
chivalry
the moral code of a knight
swoon
faint, loss consciousness
pillage
rob (especially in wartime)
perpetual
without limit in time
vie
compete
wont
custom
adjacent
next to
blanch
turn white
adversity
misfortune
transfigure
transform into something more beautiful or more significant
traitor
one who is disloyal
confidant
someone one confides in, a person one shares secrets with
breach
break
pledge
vow
fetter (verb)
to put in chains
providence
divine plan
retinue
those who accompany a ruler (or celebrity)
fare
travel
clamor
noise of people shouting
prescience
foresight
prescient
showing foresight
orison
morning prayer
array (verb)
clothe
degree
social rank
snare
trap
visage
face
homage
respect shown publicly
fickle
inconstant, subject to change
ire
anger
assay (verb)
try
wrought
made
trespass (noun)
crime, sin, wrongdoing
refute
challenge
burnish
polish
chastity
sexual restraint
aggrieve
inspire resentment
hardy
capable of enduring hardship
wax
grow larger or stronger
wane
grow smaller or weaker
quicken (verb)
give life to
propriety
what is proper or appropriate (as determined by custom)
dispensation
control
aghast
filled with horror
pestilence
plague
conjecture
make educated guesses
salve
healing ointment
abide
remain
rancor
bitterness
bequeath
grant after death, leave (something) to someone by a will
transmute
cause to change
exhort
strongly urge
office
position of authority or service; duty
fathom
length of six feet
fell (verb)
cut down
abridge
shorten
solace
comfort in time of distress
similitude
likeness
wench
country girl
amorous
inclined to love, especially sexual love
woo
seek the favor of
Hapless
Luckless
wile
trick, stratagem meant to fool, entrap, or entice
Aliment
disease, illness
portend
foreshadow, show what is about to come
portentous
foreshadowing a calamity
revelry
boisterous festivity, wild merrymaking
cloister
common abode of monks
requite
repay
beset
attack on all sides
usurp
seize what belongs to someone else
nether
lower
travail
pain, anguish, suffering
discretion
good judgment
filial
pertaining to a son
jocund
cheerful, merry
dirge
sad song
truant
lazy, idle, neglectful
circumscribe
limit
importune (verb)
plead, beseech, petition
prodigal
lacking restraint
calumny
slander
imminent
about to occur
libertine
someone devoted to sensual pleasure
dalliance
frivolous spending of time, flirtation
precepts
rules governing behavior or thought
traduce
slander
sate
satisfy
pernicious
wicked
meet
proper
sully (verb)
soil, damage the reputation of
glean
pick up the small pieces of
peruse
closely inspect
paragon
pattern of excellence
malefaction
evil deed
epitaph
words engraved on a tomb
temperance
moderation
cozen
trick
chide
scold
whet
sharpen
craven
cowardly
abstinence
restraining oneself from indulgence in something (liquor, sex, etc.)
circumvent
avoid as if by going around something
augury
premonition, divination
scruple
doubt, uncertainty, hesitation with regard to the morality of an action
import
signify
assume
accept something to be true without evidence.
assumption
a thing accepted as true without evidence.
inference
a conclusion drawn from incomplete evidence.
infer
draw a conclusion from incomplete evidence.
imply
suggest, convey a meaning indirectly.
rant
talk passionate nonsense.
true
keeping one’s promises, vows, pledges.
obsequies
funeral ceremonies.
herald
one who oversees ceremonies.
garland
a crown of flowers or leaves.
amorous
feeling sexual desire.
humor
one of the four bodily fluids ancient doctors thought controlled mood or character.
page
an attendant on a knight or noble.
thrall
slave.
bane
destroyer.
