Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 15

amenity

(n) That which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl) Attractive features, customs, etc

aperture

(n) An opening, gap, hole;

dissidence

(n) A difference of opinion; Discontent

epicurean

(adj) Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; Fond of good food, comfort, and ease; With discriminating tastes; (n) A person with discriminating tastes

improvident

(adj) Not thrifty; Failing to plan ahead

iniquity

(n) Wickedness, sin; A grossly immoral act

inviolable

(adj) Sacred; Of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned

mutable

(adj) Open to or capable of change, fickle

nascent

(adj) Just beginning to exist or develop; Having just come into existence

obeisance

(n) A deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; Deference, homage

panegyric

(n) Formal or elaborate praise; A tribute

pillory

(n) A device for publicly punishing offenders; A means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (v) To expose to public contempt or ridicule

pittance

(n) A woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion

presage

(v) To foreshadow or point to a future event; To predict; (n) A warning or indication of the future

progeny

(n) Descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples

promulgate

(v) To proclaim or issue officially; To make known far and wide

rectitude

(n) Uprightness, righteousness; Correctness

restive

(adj) Restless, hard to manage, balky

seraphic

(adj) Angelic, heavenly, celestial

subsist

(v) To have existence; To remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; To persist or continue