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vocab list 5

1.

insolence

rude and disrespectful behavior

2.

bawd

a woman in charge of a brothel/whorehouse

3.

calumny

the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation

4.

fawning

displaying exaggerated flattery or affection

5.

commingle

mix; blend.

6.

extant

still in existence (especially of a document)

7.

assay

attempt/ determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore).

8.

ardor

enthusiasm or passion

9.

whet

the sharpening of a tool or weapon or a thing that stimulates appetite or desire.

10.

adder

a small venomous Eurasian snake

11.

pestilent

destructive to life; deadly./causing annoyance; troublesome./ harmful to morals

12.

incensed

very angry; enraged

13.

exploit (noun)

a bold or daring feat.

14.

abate

cause to become smaller or less intense.

15.

knave

a dishonest or unscrupulous man

16.

pate

a person's head.

17.

abhorred

regarded with disgust and hatred.

18.

churlish

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

19.

diligence

careful and persistent work or effort.

20.

providence

the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.

21.

felicity

intense happiness./the ability to find appropriate expression for one's thoughts.