vocabulary Flashcards
ailment
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
atone
turn away from sin or do penitence
cesspool
an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage.
convulsion
a violent uncontrollable contraction of muscles
dais
a platform raised above the surrounding level
defy
resist or confront with resistance
deign
do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity
distinguish
mark as different
endure
face and withstand with courage
eugenics
the promotion of controlled breeding in human populations
falter
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
heed
pay close attention to
mandate
a formal statement of a command to do something
pulpit
a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it
pyre
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
reprimand
tell someone they aren’t doing something right in a formal manner
stricken
grievously affected especially by disease
taut
subjected to great tension; stretched tight
transgression
doing something that’s against the law
vocation
a strong feeling that your going to like a job
