Midsummer vocab Flashcards
(30 cards)
Austere
Severe in manner or appearance; strict
Abjure
To renounce, recant
Beguile
To influence by trickery; mislead
Blithe
Joyous, merry, or gay in disposition
Bootless
Useless
Candor
The state or quality of being frank, open.
Disingenuous
Lacking in frankness
Dowager
An elderly woman of elevated social level
Eclectic
Not following any 1 system but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems
Edict
A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority
Enthrall
To captivate or charm
Extenuate
To serve to make a fault or offense seem less serious
Feign
To represent fictitiously
Jaded
Dulled or satiated by overindulgence
Jocular
Suited to joking or jesting
Knavish
Untrustworthy; dishonest
Mercenary
Working or acting merely for money or other reward
Nuptial
Of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony
Orator
A person who delivers an oration; a public speaker
Pomp
Splendor, magnificence
Progeny
A descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
Raucous
Harsh; strident
Raze
To tear down; demolish
Revels
To make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities
