Unit 1 Vocab List
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- profane
- irreverent
- haughty
- proud; disdainful of something or something
- execrations
- angry words; curses
- reproved
- reprimanded.
- consultation
- meeting to discuss or plan
- sundry
- some.
- relent
- soften.
- discourse
- conversation.
- confederates
- allies; persons who share a common purpose.
- comprised
- included.
- wearisome
- fatiguing; exhausting.
- tedious
- tiring; dreary.
- lamentable
- regrettable; distressing.
- entreated
- asked sincerely; prayed to.
- plunder
- "goods seized, especially during wartime."
- melancholy
- sad; sorrowful.
- decrepit
- run down; worn out by age or use.
- savory
- appetizing; agreeable.
- affliction
- pain; hardship.
- bewitching
- enticing; irresistible.
- provoked
- enraged; angered
- appease
- to calm; satisfy
- constitution
- physical condition
- contrivance
- scheme; plan
- inconceivable
- unimaginable; beyond understanding
- omnipotent
- all-powerful
- abhors
- scorns; hates
- abominable
- disgusting; loathsome.
- ascribed
- attributed to a certain cause.
- induce
- to persuade; force; cause.
- procure
- to gain; obtain; acquire.
- allay
- lessen; relieve.
- eminent
- well known for excellence; important; outstanding.
- reprobates
- people without any sense of duty or decency.
- prudent
- well thought out; cautious
- disdained
- refused; disapproved; scorned.
- populous
- crowded with people.
- squeamish
- easily offended
- propagated
- transmitted or spread.
- venerable
- "respected, especially for age or distinguished character."
- assailant
- attacker
- distraction
- mental disturbance or distress
- alleviate
- to relieve; reduce.
- interspersed
- placed at intervals
- commodious
- spacious
- countenances
- faces
- dejection
- discouragement
- copious
- great amounts of.
- improvident
- careless; not providing for the future
- moderate
- gentle