Vocab act 3-5 Flashcards
Abhor
regard with disgust and hatred.
Arbitrate
Reach a judgment or settling (from someone of authority)
Avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Censure
the expression of formal disapproval.
Dauntless
showing fearlessness and determination.
Deftly
in a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement.
Entrails
the innermost parts of something.
Epicure
a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
Fruitless
failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.
Gentry
people of a specified class or group.
Laudable
deserving praise and commendation.
Mar
impair the appearance of; disfigure.
Mirth
amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
Pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Purtibation
anxiety; mental uneasiness.
Pristine
clean and fresh as if new; spotless.
Rancor
bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.
Sundry
various items not important enough to be mentioned individually. 7.
Tarry
of, like, or covered with tar.
Verity
a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance.