S.L. vocab 1 Flashcards
sepuchers
A small room or monument built of stone in which a dead person is buried
ponderous
doll laborers or excessively solemn
congenial
Pleasant agreeable because suited to ones taste or inclination
inauspicious
not conductive to success not promising unlucky
solemnity
State of being serious and dignified
penal
relating to the punishment of offenders under the legal system
repute
the state of being generally regarded in a particular way
ignominy
public shaming or disgrace
iniquity
The moral or grossly unfair behavior
rankles
cause annoyance or resentment that persists
conspicuous
standing out as to be clearly visible
amenable
Open and responsive to suggestion easily persuaded
progenitors
person who originates in artistic political or intellectual movement
plebeian
a commoner
commiseration
sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
voluptuous
curvaceous & sexually attractive
reviled
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
succor
give assistance or aid to
incredulity
the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something
exigences
an urgent need or demand
antiquated
old fashioned or outdated
garb
clothing or dress especially of a distinctive kind
mountebank
a person who deceives others
tremulous
timid; nervous, shaking