harriet ann jacobs vocab Flashcards
indecorum
failure to conform to good taste, propriety, or etiquette
abominations
a thing that causes disgust or hatred
pertinent
relevant or applicable to a particular matter
veracity
conformity to facts; accuracy
defray
provide money to pay ( a cost or expense)
entreated
to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
insolence
rude and disrespectful behavior
loquacious
talkative
fervently
with passionate fervor; fierily
supplicant
prayer; someone who prays to god
invoke
cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in the support of an argument
retrospect
survey or review of a past course of events or a period of time
hoary
grayish white, old and trite
imprecation
a spoken curse
inculcate
instill (a habit, attitude, or idea) by persistent instruction
pilfer
steal
licentiousness
the quality of being lewd and lascivious
epithet
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
ascertain
find something out for certain; make sure of
irascible
having or showing a tendency to be easily angered
abatement
the ending, reduction, or lessening of something
discerned
percieve or recognize something
purported
appear or claim to be or do something esp. falsely
subterfuge
deceipt used in order to achieve one’s goal
gimlet
a small t-shaped tool with a screw tip for boring holes
or
a cocktail of gin and lime juice
