Unit 1 Flashcards
beseech
to beg or urgently or anxiously
succumb
to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
Copious
yielding something abundantly
Disposition
prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination
Render
to melt down
Upbraid
to criticize severely; find fault with
Convey
to bear from one place to another
Puritan
a member of a 16th and 17th century Protestant group in England and New England opposing as unscriptural the ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England
Spurred
to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object
Dismal
showing or causing gloom
Christianity
the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies
Magistrate
principal official except exercising governmental powers over him a major political unit
Discipline
control gained by enforcing obedience or order
Vivid
of a color; very strong
Augment
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
Elaborate
planned or carried out with great care
Surreal
marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream
Solemn
marked by the invocation of a religious sanction
Dispel
to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering
Abhor
to feel hatred or loathing for
Opulent
amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation
Propriety
the quality or state of being proper or suitable
Remiss
negligent in the performance of work or duty
Formidable
causing fear
Theorist
a person who theorizes
Iniquitous
characterized by iniquity
Impunity
freedom from punishment
Pagan
a person who practices a form of paganism
Benighted
overtaken by darkness or night
Sable
the color black
