Lesson 8- Vocab Flashcards
An original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers
aborigine
to put an end to; abolish or repeal
abrogate
an item of equipment; an accessory
appurtenance
A temporary camp or shelter
bivouac
A member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises
cetacean
To criticize strongly; to denounce
decry
A state of disuse or inactivity
desuetude
anything that is of enormous size
leviathan
excessively sentimental
mawkish
to fail to understand correctly
misapprehend
limited or narrow in scope or outlook
of or related to a church parish
parochial
to be in the business of supplying goods, especially food or provisions, for use
purvey
a turning to someone of something for aid
a source of help or support
recourse
well supplied; full
replete
to give up as a right; to forgo
waive