vocab part iii
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demeanor
(noun) behavior or manner
lethargy(noun) drowsy dullness or lack of activity
desultorily (adverb) jumping from one topic to another
servile (adjective) giving in because of fear
abashed (adjective) embarrassed
eradicate (verb) destroy; wipe out
vindicate (verb) to excuse; absolve
prostrated (verb) lying down flat
luminous(adjective) shining by its own light
degradation
(noun) a worn out or broken condition
metaphysics(noun) an attempt to explain reality and knowledge
malleable(adjective) able to be shaped or molded
emaciation(noun) losing flesh; wasting away
torpid(adjective) dull, inactive
capitulated(verb) having given up
inviolate(adjective) unbroken; uninjured
reconciliation(noun) bringing together again in friendship
equivocation(noun) not making a commitment on a matter
gnawing
(verb) to erode or corrode
peddler(noun) one who deals or promotes something intangible
timorously(adverb) doing something fearfully, or with a timid disposition
irony(noun) incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected results
sabotage (noun) destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation’s war effort
truncheon(noun) a shattered spear or lance; a club, bludgeon or baton
embezzlement (noun) the illegal taking of property (including money) to use at one’s own discretion
inquisitor(noun) one who inquires; especially one who is unduly harsh, severe, or hostile in making an inquiry
despicable(adjective) deserving to be despised: so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation.
bludgeon (noun) a short stick
that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon;(verb) to hit with heavy impact
forlorn(adjective) sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion: desolate
taut (adjective) having no give or slack
improvisation(noun) the act or art of making, inventing or arranging something offhand
interpose(verb) to put oneself in between - intrude
haggling(verb) to bargain or wrangle
digression(noun) the act or instance of turning aside especially from the main subject
tiddlywinks(noun) a game whose object is to snap small disks from a flat surface into a small container