SV: 4 Flashcards
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
melancholy
a thing said or done for amusement, a joke
jest
strong and thick
stout
give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction
gratify
respect and admire
esteem
great sorrow or distress
woe
crush or flatten something with the feet
tread
forcibly put to an end; to prevent the development, action, or expression of (a feeling, impulse, idea, etc.); restrain
suppress
written or spoken communication or debate
discourse
a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor
parish
be filled with wonder or astonishment
marvel
never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted
perpetual
create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice
contrive
a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person’s death
heir
a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise
assurance