Vocab 12 Flashcards
1
Q
The state of being behind or late, especially in the fufillment of a duty/promise, obligation or the like
A
Arrears
2
Q
Any prohibitory act or decree of a court or of an administrative officer
A
Interdict
3
Q
A sheath for a sword or the like
A
Scabbard
4
Q
A scolding vicious woman, hag, shrew
A
Harridan
5
Q
A recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room
A
Alcove
6
Q
A building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters
A
Warren
7
Q
To treat tenderly,nurse or tend indulgently, pamper
A
Coddle
8
Q
To mend, as torn clothing, with rows of stitches,sometimes by crossing and interweaving rows to span a gap
A
Darn
9
Q
A community of persons devoted to religious life under a superior
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Convent
10
Q
Lack of energy or vitality, sluggishness
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Languor
