TKAM Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is an apothecary?
One who prepares and sells medicine
What does assuaged mean?
Made less severe or burdensome
What is mortification?
A feeling of shame or humiliation
What does piety refer to?
Quality of being religious
What does unsullied mean?
Spotlessly clean and fresh
What are vexations?
Irritations or annoyances
What does abominable mean?
Detestable; unpleasant
What does amiable mean?
Pleasant; good-natured
What does contentious mean?
Tending to fight; quarrelsome
What is a dispensation?
A special allowance or privilege
What does persevere mean?
To continue in a course of action, even through difficulty
What is tyranny?
A government in which a single person assumes absolute control
What does aloof mean?
Distant; unfeeling
What is benevolence?
Inclination to perform charitable acts
What does bewilderment refer to?
Condition of being confused
What does morbid mean?
Gruesome, gloomy, or dark
What does obliged mean?
Under force or necessity; obligated
What does tacit mean?
Unspoken; understood without being expressed
What does ‘Accosted’ mean?
Approached in a harsh manner; assaulted
What does ‘Ascertaining’ mean?
Discovering with certainty; determining
What does ‘Feeble’ mean?
Physically weak from age or sickness
What does ‘Unfathomable’ mean?
Difficult or impossible to understand
What does ‘Vigil’ mean?
Wakefulness maintained in reverence to another person, usually after one’s death
What does ‘Whittle’ mean?
To carve or shape
