| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| guillotine | wooden structure with a metal blade used for executions |
| tumbrels | two-wheeled carts used to transport the condemned to their deaths |
| tremulous | trembling |
| cessation | stoppage, the end of activity |
| piscatory | related to fish or fishermen |
| lethargy | fatigue; state of tiredness |
| provender | food or provisions |
| inexorable | unstoppable, unalterable |
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| inscrutable | unreadable, hard to figure out |
| lamentation | weeping, expression of grief |
| pecuniary | financial |
| mused | ponder |
| feigned | pretended |
| incumbent | imposed as an obligation |
| incommodious | inconvenient |
| efficacy | effectiveness |
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| aphorism | an adage or short saying |
| demur | a legal objection |
| immolate | to sacrifice, as in burn at the stake |
| asseveration | strong statement |
| carrion | decaying flesh |
| deprecatory | belittling, apologetic |
| convivial | welcoming, friendly |
| indictment | condemnation, accusation |
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| infamy | notoriety, disgrace |
| unimpeachable | faultless, irreproachable |
| plaintive | mournful |
| slovenly | sloppy |
| antipathy | hostility, dislike |
| insolent | impudent, rude |
| impediment | obstruction |
| rejoinder | response |
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| stealthily | furtively, secretly |
| despondency | dejection, hopelessness |
| staid | sober, conservative |
| imputation | a legal charge or accusation |
| compunction | a mental discomfort, uneasiness |
| emulative | imitative, copying |
| escutcheon | a shield, which displays a coat of arms |
| sumptuous | lavish, luxurious |
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to appease or conciliate |
| obsequiousness | groveling behavior, pathetic eagerness to please |
| trenchant | distinct, clear cut |
| adjure | to command or charge under oath |
| traversed | crossed or passed through |
| zealous | passionate, fervent |
| ascertained | determined, discovered |
| spectre | ghost |
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| deferentially | respectfully |
| moroseness | sadness, gloominess of mood |
| incorrigible | unredeemable; uncorrectable in behavior |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| magnanimous | generous |
| remonstrance | objection, protest |
| self-abnegation | self-denial, lack of self-consideration |
| ubiquitous | present everywhere at the same time |
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| altercation | loud quarrel |
| sallow | unhealthily yellow |
| assiduously | with great persistence and care |
| transitory | fleeting, temporary |
| irresolute | indecisive, unsure |
| dubious | doubtful, uncertain |
| superciliously | arrogantly, condescendingly |
| amicably | agreeably, good-naturedly |
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