Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
amenable
easily pursuaded
peremptory
insisting on immediate attention or obedience
alchemy
the medieval forerunner of chemistry
efficacy
the ability to produce a desired or intended result
requital
something given in return, compensation, or retaliation
quaff
drink
expostulation
disapproval; disappointment
behoove
it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something
infamy
the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed
besmirch
damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others; tarnish
wot
to have knowlege
inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
assimilation
the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
purge
rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release
inquistorial
making an inquiry