Vocab Flashcards
Apt
having a tendency to do something
breach
a gap or break in something
coy
making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring
jet
black
laity
the body f religious worshippers as distinguished from the clergy
languish
to decline in health; to awaken
maidenhead
virginity
mourning
the action or feeling of expressing sorrow or grief
profanation
the act of desecration or a violation of that which is sacred
temperate
moderate in respect to temperature; not extremely hot or cold
tempest
a violent storm of wind and rain
trepidation
trembling motion
valediction
the action of bidding or saying farewell
woo
to gain the love of someone, particularly with the view to marriage
yield
to give way to arguments, demands, or pressure