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What does 'succorless' mean?

  • To steal something by using force
  • Very disappointing
  • A state of sadness
  • Being without help in a desperate situation (correct)

    • What is the meaning of 'lamentable'?

  • Very disappointing (correct)
  • Extremely harmful
  • To beg
  • To hate something because it's morally wrong

    • What does 'entreated' mean?

    To beg

    What does 'afflictions' refer to?

    <p>Something that causes pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'plunder' mean?

    <p>To steal something by using force</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'melancholy'?

    <p>A state of sadness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'decrepit' mean?

    <p>Worn out</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of 'fain'?

    <p>Happy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'abate' mean?

    <p>To decrease in amount, degree, or intensity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'contrivance'?

    <p>A plan or a trick</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'omnipotent' mean?

    <p>Able to do everything; to know everything</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'abhor' mean?

    <p>To hate something because it's morally wrong</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'abominable' mean?

    <p>Extremely bad or unpleasant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'ascribed' mean?

    <p>To claim the source or the cause of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'induce' mean?

    <p>To make someone do something unwise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'apprehension'?

    <p>Fear of what's going to happen in the future</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'alleviate' mean?

    <p>To lessen a pain, sorrow, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'interspersed' mean?

    <p>Placed among other things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'commodious' mean?

    <p>Spacious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'consternation'?

    <p>Confusion caused by shock or fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'improvident' mean?

    <p>Careless about planning for the future</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'avarice'?

    <p>Greed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'rouge' used for?

    <p>Red powder that women put on their cheeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'copious' mean?

    <p>Abundant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pestilential' refer to?

    <p>Extremely harmful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'fetters' mean?

    <p>To chain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'scruple'?

    <p>A doubt due to morality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'arduous' mean?

    <p>Requiring a lot of energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'rectitude' mean?

    <p>Behavior that is morally right</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'facilitate' mean?

    <p>To make something easier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'subsequent' mean?

    <p>Following</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'eradicate' mean?

    <p>To destroy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'precept'?

    <p>A rule of behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'trifling' mean?

    <p>Unimportant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'venery' refer to?

    <p>The pursuit of sexual satisfaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'unremitting' mean?

    <p>Constant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'solace'?

    <p>Comfort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'insidious' mean?

    <p>Sly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'martial' mean?

    <p>Warlike</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'supplication'?

    <p>Plea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'avert' mean?

    <p>To prevent or to change direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'spurned' mean?

    <p>Denied</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'inviolate' mean?

    <p>Uncorrupted, unstained, pure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'adversary' mean?

    <p>Opposer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'vigilant' mean?

    <p>Cautious, observant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'inevitable' mean?

    <p>Unavoidable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'formidable' mean?

    <p>Very powerful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'remonstrated' mean?

    <p>Disapproved</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'delusive' mean?

    <p>Imaginary, misleading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'base' mean?

    <p>Dishonorable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an 'infidel'?

    <p>Someone who does not believe in the right religion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Tories' refer to?

    <p>Loyalists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Whigs' mean?

    <p>The patriots in the Revolutionary War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'ardor' mean?

    <p>Intense passion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'sottish' mean?

    <p>Stupid due to being drunk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'chastise' mean?

    <p>To harshly criticize or punish</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are 'Hessians'?

    <p>German troops who allied with Britain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'precipitate' mean?

    <p>Abrupt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'celestial' mean?

    <p>Relating to heaven</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'dominion' refer to?

    <p>Reign</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'tyranny'?

    <p>A type of government ruled by a single all-powerful leader</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'impious' mean?

    <p>Disrespectful to God; not religious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is 'pretense'?

    <p>A false statement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'ravage' mean?

    <p>Ruin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'relinquished' mean?

    <p>Surrendered</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Vocabulary Flashcards Overview

    • Succorless: Refers to a state of desperation without any help.
    • Lamentable: Describes something that is deeply disappointing.
    • Entreated: Means to urgently beg or implore someone.
    • Afflictions: Involves any cause of physical or mental pain.
    • Plunder: The act of stealing through force or violence.

    Emotional and Physical States

    • Melancholy: A prolonged state of sadness or gloom.
    • Decrepit: Describes something that is worn out or weakened by age.
    • Fain: Expresses happiness or pleasure.
    • Apprehension: The fear or anxiety about a future event.
    • Solace: A source of comfort in distress.

    Actions and Effects

    • Abate: Means to lessen or reduce in intensity.
    • Induce: Refers to the act of persuading someone to do something unwise.
    • Facilitate: To make a process or action easier to accomplish.
    • Eradicate: Refers to completely destroying or eliminating something.

    Morality and Ethical Considerations

    • Abhors: To have a strong aversion or hatred for something deemed morally wrong.
    • Rectitude: Refers to morally correct behavior or thinking.
    • Scruple: A feeling of doubt or hesitation regarding morality.

    Traits and Characteristics

    • Omnipotent: Describes an entity that is all-powerful or all-knowing.
    • Improvident: Indicates carelessness about future planning.
    • Vigilant: Refers to a state of being watchful or alert to danger.
    • Insidious: Characterized by gradual and harmful effects; sly in nature.

    Social and Political Concepts

    • Adversary: A person or group opposing another; an opponent.
    • Tyranny: A form of government where power is concentrated in a single ruler.
    • Hessians: German soldiers hired by Britain during the Revolutionary War.
    • Tories and Whigs: Two opposing political factions during the American Revolutionary era.

    Descriptive Terms

    • Copious: Abundant or plentiful in quantity.
    • Consternation: A feeling of dismay or confusion, often due to an unexpected event.
    • Pestilential: Referring to something that is extremely harmful or lethal.
    • Formidable: Connotes something that inspires fear or respect due to its size or strength.

    Miscellaneous

    • Precept: A guiding principle or rule of conduct.
    • Ravage: To cause severe and extensive damage.
    • Delusive: Misleading or based on false perceptions.
    • Chastise: To criticize or reprimand harshly.

    Other Noteworthy Terms

    • Venery: Refers to activities related to the pursuit of sexual gratification.
    • Ardor: Intense enthusiasm or passion for something.
    • Fetters: Chains or shackles used to restrain movement.
    • Subsequent: Something that follows in time or order.

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