Unit 7 Vocab sentences Flashcards
Dissembling
“a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling.”
Obscene
“my own household is discovered to be the very center of some obscene practice.”
Begrudge
“Do you begrudge my bed, Uncle?”
Providence
“Putnam: It is a providence the thing is out now! It is a providence.”
Contention
“Putnam: Mr. Parris, I have taken your part in all contention here, and I would continue; but I cannot if you hold back in this.”
Formidable
“Oh Goody Ann, It is a formidable sin to conjure up the dead!”
Hypocrisy
“It is another trait we inherited from them, and it has helped to discipline us as well as to breed hypocrisy among us.”
Covenanted
“.. I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!”
Prodigious
“That is a notorious sign of witchcraft afoot, Goody Nurse, a prodigious sign!”
Baffled
“Rebecca, the doctor’s baffled.”
Fathom
“I cannot fathom that.”
Licentious
“How can it be the Devil? Why would he choose my house to strike? We have all manner of licentious people in the village.”
Austere
The austere clothing and conduct of the Puritans expressed their humility.
Beneficent
From them I learned that purely beneficent acts can require as much hard work as a nine-to-five job.
Cadaverous
The rescued captives were weak from hunger and cadaverous in appearance.
Concoct
He concocted a savory stew with fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden.
Crass
We fell that the positions of our representative show a crass indifference to our problems.
Debase
Every time a new rule is introduced in a popular sport, there are fans who say it will debase the game.
Desecrate
The search continues for the vandals who desecrated the cemetery.
Disconcert
They had hoped to disconcert him with an unexpected question, but he was well prepared.
Grandiose
In how many stories, I wonder, does an ambitious villain become the victim of grandiose plans?
Inconsequential
Feel free to ignore the inconsequential details, provided that you know exactly which ones they are.
Infraction
His uncle paid a fine for his infraction of the local recycling regulations.
Mitigate
I had hoped to mitigate her anger by offering an apology.
Pillage
The commanding officer warned his troops not to pillage the conquered city.
Prate
He would prate endlessly about the past but say nothing useful about our present dilemma.
Punctilious
The clerk was so punctilious in obeying court rules that I had to remind him why I was there.
Redoubtable
As a ruler he was redoubtable, but, like all such rulers, he was not much loved.
Reprove
She reproved her staff for having followed orders blindly.
Restitution
They made restitution for the damage to the car but never fully regained the friendship of its owner.
Stalwart
She became as stalwart on the basketball court as she was quick at mathematical puzzles.The enemy had broken through out first line but was repulsed by the stalwart defending the gates.
Vulnerable
Those brave enough to have opposed the dictator’s rise now found themselves in a vulnerable position.
