4/17 Flashcards
1
Q
Adversary
A
Enemy
2
Q
Canker
A
An explosive or festering sore
A caterpillar destructive to plants
3
Q
Chastity
A
Abstention for all sexual activity
4
Q
Civil
A
Related to the state (nation or government)
5
Q
Discreet
A
Prudent; capable of observing necessary silence
6
Q
Flourishes
A
Thrives; wave (as in “flourishes a sword”).
7
Q
Foe
A
Enemy
8
Q
Forswear
A
To renounce or deny under oath
9
Q
Grievance
A
Grudge
10
Q
Importuned
A
Begged
11
Q
Languish
A
To live in a state of depression, illness, or weakened vitality
12
Q
Loins
A
The reproductive organs
13
Q
Marred
A
Spoiled or blemished
14
Q
Misshapen
A
Twisted; pushed out of its original shape
15
Q
Pernicious
A
Destructive or deadly
