Pertubation-
Slumbery- 1 : heavy with sleep : SLEEPY
2 : inducing slumber : SOPORIFIC
3 : marked by or suggestive of a state of sleep or lethargy <a slumberous
state of peace>
Murky- 1 : characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or
like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
2 : characterized by thickness and heaviness of air : FOGGY, MISTY
3 : darkly vague or obscure <murky official rhetoric>
Mortify- 1 obsolete : to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning
of
2 : to subdue or deaden (as the body or bodily appetites) especially
by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort
3 : to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : SHAME
intransitive senses
1 : to practice mortification
2 : to become necrotic or gangrenous
Upbraid- 1 : to criticize severely : find fault with
2 : to reproach severely : scold vehemently
Breach- 1 : infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie,
or standard
2 a : a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area b : a gap (as in
a wall) made by battering
3 a : a break in accustomed friendly relations b : a temporary gap
in continuity : HIATUS
4 : a leap especially of a whale out of water
Purge- 1 a : to clear of guilt b : to free from moral or ceremonial
defilement
2 a : to cause evacuation from (as the bowels) b (1) : to make free
of something unwanted <purge a manhole of gas> <purge yourself of
fear> (2) : to free (as a boiler) of sediment or relieve (as a steam pipe)
of trapped air by bleeding c (1) : to rid (as a nation or party) by a purge
(2) : to get rid of <the leaders had been purged> <purge money-losing
operations>
intransitive senses
1 : to become purged
2 : to have or produce frequent evacuations
3 : to cause purgation
Epicure- 1 archaic : one devoted to sensual pleasure : SYBARITE
2 : one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food
or wine
synonyms EPICURE, GOURMET, GOURMAND, GASTRONOME mean one who takes
pleasure in eating and drinking. EPICURE implies fastidiousness and voluptuousness
of taste. GOURMET implies being a connoisseur in food and drink and the
discriminating enjoyment of them. GOURMAND implies a hearty appetite for
good food and drink, not without discernment, but with less than a gourmet's.
GASTRONOME implies that one has studied extensively the history and rituals
of haute cuisine.
Whey- : the watery part of milk that is separated from the coagulable part or curd especially in the process of making cheese and that is rich in lactose, minerals, and vitamins and contains lactalbumin and traces of fat
Perilous- : full of or involving peril : HAZARDOUS
Pristine- 1 : belonging to the earliest period or state : ORIGINAL
<the hypothetical pristine lunar atmosphere>
2 a : not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization) : PURE
<a pristine forest> b : fresh and clean as or as if new <pristine
hard-backs in uniform editions to fill our built-in bookcases
Purgative- purging or tending to purge
Rhubarb- 1 : any of a genus (Rheum) of Asian plants of the buckwheat
family having large leaves with thick succulent petioles often used as
food
2 : the dried rhizome and roots of any of several rhubarbs grown in
China and Tibet and used as a purgative and stomachic
3 : a heated dispute or controversy
Constrain- 1 a : to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or
limitation b : to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular
mode
2 : COMPRESS; also : to clasp tightly
3 : to secure by or as if by bonds : CONFINE; broadly : LIMIT
4 : to force or produce in an unnatural or strained manner <a constrained
smile>
5 : to hold back by or as if by force <constraining my mind not
to wander from the task -- Charles Dickens>
synonym see FORCE
Speculative- 1 : involving, based on, or constituting intellectual
speculation; also : theoretical rather than demonstrable <speculative
knowledge>
2 : marked by questioning curiosity <gave him a speculative glance>
3 : of, relating to, or being a financial speculation
Arbitrate- to act as arbitrator archaic : DECIDE,
DETERMINE
2 : to act as arbiter upon
3 : to submit or refer for decision to an arbiter
Siege- 1 obsolete : a seat of distinction : THRONE
2 a : a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it
to surrender b : a persistent or serious attack (as of illness)
- siege transitive verb
- lay siege to 1 : to besiege militarily 2 : to pursue diligently or
persistently
Dismal- 1 obsolete : DISASTROUS, DREADFUL
2 : showing or causing gloom or depression
3 : lacking merit : particularly bad
Cling- 1 a : to hold together b : to adhere as if glued firmly c : to
hold or hold on tightly or tenaciously
2 a : to have a strong emotional attachment or dependence b : to remain
or linger as if resisting complete dissipation or dispersal
Tarry- 1 a : to delay or be tardy in acting or doing b : to linger
in expectation : WAIT
2 : to abide or stay in or at a place
Equivocation- 1 : to use equivocal language especially with intent to
deceive
2 : to avoid committing oneself in what one says
Avouch- 1 : to declare as a matter of fact or as a thing that
can be proved : AFFIRM
2 : to vouch for : CORROBORATE
3 a : to acknowledge (as an act) as one's own b : CONFESS, AVOW
Harbinger- 1 archaic : a person sent ahead to provide lodgings
2 a : one that pioneers in or initiates a major change : PRECURSOR
b : one that presages or foreshadows what is to come
Stake- 1 archaic : a person sent ahead to provide lodgings
2 a : one that pioneers in or initiates a major change : PRECURSOR
b : one that presages or foreshadows what is to come
Abhorred- : to regard with extreme repugnance : LOATHE
Brandish- 1 : to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly
2 : to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner
Intrechant-
Sheath- 1 : a case for a blade (as of a knife)
2 : an investing cover or case of a plant or animal body or body part:
as a : the tubular fold of skin into which the penis of many mammals is
retracted b (1) : the lower part of a leaf (as of a grass) when surrounding
the stem (2) : an ensheathing spathe
3 : any of various covering or supporting structures that are applied like or resemble in appearance or function the sheath of a blade: as a : SHEATHING 2 b : a woman's close-fitting dress usually worn without a belt c British : CONDOM
Fiend- 1 a : DEVIL 1 b : DEMON c : a person of great wickedness
or maliciousness
2 : a person extremely devoted to a pursuit or study : FANATIC <a
golf fiend>
3 : ADDICT 1 <a dope fiend>
4 : WIZARD
Prowess- 1 : distinguished bravery; especially : military valor
and skill
2 : extraordinary ability
Usurper- 1 a : to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession
by force or without right <usurp a throne> b : to take or make use of
without right <usurped the rights to her life story>
2 : to take the place of by or as if by force : SUPPLANT <must not
let stock responses based on inherited prejudice usurp careful judgment>
intransitive senses : to seize or exercise authority or possession
wrongfully ocabulary
Vocabulary
Hurly Burly- a turmoil; uproar
Villanies- Wickedness; evil 2) a villainous act.
Brandish- to wave menacingly or as a challenge; flourish
Valiant-
Flout- to mock or scoff. a scornfulact or remark
Dismal- 1) causing gloom or misery 2) dark and gloomy; dreary
Lavish- 1) very generous; prodigal 2) very abundant - to give or spend generously
Rump - fed (rump)- 1) the hind part of an animal, where the legs and back join 2) the buttocks.
Runnion-
Solicit- 1) to appeal to (person) for (aid, donations, etc) 2) to entice or lure.
Fantastical- 1) imaginary; unreal 2) grotesque; odd 3) extravagant 4) incredible.
Cleave- to divide by a blow; split sever 1) to adhere; cling 2) to be faithful.
Plenteous- plentiful
Harbinger - a Forerunner, herald.
Commendation- to put in the care of another; entrust 2) to recommend 3) to praise.
Chastise- 1) to punish, by beating 2) to scold sharply.
Metaphysical 1) of, or having the nature of, metaphysics 20 very abstract or subtle 3) supernatural.
Impede- to hinder the progress of; obstruct.
Compuctions- an uneasy feeling prompted by guilt.
Soverign-1) above all others; chief; supreme 2) supreme in power, rank, ec. 3) independent of all others--1) a monarch or ruler 2) a british gold coin worth one pound: no longer minted.
Masterdom-
Coign-
Woolingly-
Pendant- a hanging ornamental object, as a locket or earring.
Marlet-
Recompense- 1) to repay por reward 2) to compensate-1) requital; reward 2) compensation.
Purveyer-to supply
Trammal- something that confines or restrains
Surcease- an end, or cessation
Shoal- a large group; crowd 2) a school of fish-- a shallow place in
a river, sea, etc. 2
) a sand bar forming a shallow place.
Trumpet- tonged.
Vaulting- 1) leaping 2) unduly confident
Overleap-
Adage- an old saying; proverb
Wassail- 1) a toast formerly used to drink to the health of a person 2) the spiced ale, etc. with which such toasts were drunk 3) a drinking party- to drink a wassail.
Warder- ma watchman
Limbeck-
Drench- to make a wet all over, soak
Nature- 1) the essential quality of a thing; essence 2) inherent tendencies osf a person 3) kind; type 4) the physical universe, the power, force etc. that seems to regulate this 50 the primitive state of humans 6) natural scenery- naturally; inheretly
Receipt of reason-
Quill- 1) a large, stiff feather 2) the hollow stem of a feather, anything made from this, as a pen 3) a spine of a porcupine or hedgehog.
Swish- 1) a pig or hog: usually used collectively 2) a vicious, contemptible person.
Undaunted- not daunted: fearless,undesmayed, etc.
Corporal- of the body, bodily.
Vocabulary
Repose- 1) the state of being at rest. 2) tranquility; calm 3) absence of movement or animation. 4) to lie to rest. 5) lie dead. 6) lay to rest.
Repose- To put in a person or thing (confidence, trust)
Franchise-1) a privilege conferred on an individual or group by a government 2) the right or license granted by a company to an individual or a group to make its products or services 3) to right to vote 4) to grant a franchise to > one to whom a franchise is granted.
Husbandry-1) the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock 2) careful or thrifty management.
Largess- 1) generous giving of gifts 2) the gifts or gifts so given.
Cleave-to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow.
Augmeny-
Allegiance- loyalty to a government, sovereign, person, group, or cause
Counsel-1) advice2) consultation deliberation 30 lawyer or lawyers 4) to give advice to 5) to recommend 6) to give or take advice.
Ravishing-extremely beautiful or atttractive.
Alarum-
Suit-10 a set of clothing consisting typically of tousers or a skirt and matching jacket.
Posset-
Confound- to perplex or amaze 2) to throw into confusion 3) to damn raveled
Raveled- 1) to disentangle the threads of fibers of; unravel 2) to make clear; unravel 3) to entangle: confuse 4) to become unwound; fray 5) a tangle.
Sleave-
Unbend- to straighten from a bent form or position. 2) to relax
Gild- 1) to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance 2) to give a bright pleasing, or specious aspect to.
Constancy- not changing; invariable 2) continuing without pause 3) regularly recurrent steadfast; faithful 5) something that does not change or vary.
Equivocator- to use ambiguous or evasive expressions.
Carousing- 1) to engage in a drunken revel.
Lechery- a man given to excessive sexual activity
Parley- 1) a discussion; conference 2) a conference between between enemies under a truce. 3)to hold a parley
Countenance- 1) appearance, facial expression 2) the face 3) approval 4) to tolerate 5) to approve.
