Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Fripperies-  expensive things, clothing.
Behooves-  to your advantage
Ferver-  Passion
Carping- griping
Bigot-  intolerant of others.
censures-  stops
dissemble-  try to confuse
seethe- bubble up with anger
usurp-  take over
precepts-  rule
prophesy-  prediction
promiscuous-  slutty
malicious- mean
decree- law make a law
besmirch-  make fun of
liable-  responsible
illicit-  sinful, illegal, usually in a sexual way
indescresions-  mistakes, but sexual  mistakes.
trangressions-  sin, mistake
vehemently- intense
enthrall-  really like it
coquettes- some one who flirts
recourse- action
zealous-  zeal- really, really care.
austere-  strict
epee- rapier
din- noise
folly-  foolishness
infatuated- obsession
engender- cause
insolent-  talking back
distend-  rounded and sticking out, like a stomach
dotes-  really loves
oracular-  oracle
beguiled- tricked
inquisition-  quest to find out who is guilty
juxtapose- next to
verbatim- exactly
relish-  really like
precepts- rules
trifles-  tiny bits
impiety-  something socially wrong.
pious- religious
dupes- fools
infidel- someone not religious
piety- religiousness
pretense- pretending
reverence-  revering or believing something/ someone
knavery- mischievousness
tractable- easy to control
spoof- fool
indigence-  needy. poor
pelf- money
imperiled-  in danger
induced-  made to, meant to
nettled -  irritated.

Vocab Test-  Next Tuesday.

Project/Essays Due the 22nd.

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