Vocab Word Ch.1 Flashcards
assuaged
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
apothecary
a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
taciturn
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
chattel
(in general use) a personal possession.
unsullied
not spoiled or made impure.
dictum
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.
strictures
a restriction on a person or activity.
dispatched
send off to a destination or for a purpose.
ambled
walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
detention
he action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner.
dispatched
send off to a destination or for a purpose.
detachment
the state of being objective or aloof.
repertoire
a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.
malevolent
having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
morbid
characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
nocturnal
done, occurring, or active at night.
stealthy
behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
mutilated
inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
predilection
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
domiciled
treat a specified country as a permanent home.
flivver
a cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition.
intimidation
the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated.
nebulous
in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
transition
the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
concession
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
