Vocab 1 Flashcards
Taciturn
Habitually quite; disinclined to talk
Assuage
To lessen the intensity of; to ease, pacify(make someone feel better)
Vapid
Lacking liveliness or force; uninteresting (maddys face)
Predilection
A preference for; bias for something
Nebulous
Hazy, indistinct, unclear; vague
Entailment
Legal term referring to the transferring of property through heirs
Condescension
Attitude of patronizing superiority; distain
Auspicious
Favorable; prosperous; promising success
Scuppernong
A species of grape native to the southern U.S.
Pestilence
A deadly, epidemic disease
Edification
Verification; explanation
Ascertain
To find something out for certain; to find out definitely; to determine
Aberration
Departure from normal
Lineament
Any feature of the body, particularly the face
Philippic
Speech or discourse of bitter denunciation
Umbrage
Offense; displeasure; annoyance
Rectitude
Rightness of principal conduct, or moral virtue; correctness
Interdict
Prohibition; restraint
Palliation
Lessening the intensity of; the easing or pacifying of something ?? Don’t think that’s correct
Cantankerous
Bad tempered ; quarrelsome