Horizons Glossary Test 1
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- Abjured
- To give Up
- Beguiling
- To distract the attention of; divert
- Benign
- Having a kindly disposition; gracious
- Bereft
- deprived, often after suffering the death of a loved one
- Beseeched
- to beg eagerly for
- Demise
- Death
- Eunuch
- a castrated man, esp. one formerly employed by Oriental rulers as a harem guard or palace official
- Fell
- destructive, deadly
- Hyperbole
- obvious and intentional exaggeration
- ingratiate
- to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate effort
- Meritorious
- Deserving reward or praise; having merit.
- Mollified
- To calm in temper or feeling; soothe
- Motley
- exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous
- Nubile
- (of a young woman) suitable for marriage
- On Tenterhooks
- in a state of uneasy suspense or painful anxiety
- Pined
- To yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully
- Pulchritudinous
- physically beautiful; comely.
- Sage
- a profoundly wise person
- Sequestering
- To remove or set apart; segregate
- Unrequited
- Not returned or reciprocated