Vocabulary G15.5 (Quiz Thurs. 5/16)

iniquity

(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act; S: evil, crime

inviolable

(adj.) sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned; S: sacrosanct, unassailable

mutable

(adj.) open to or capable of change, fickle; S: changeable, variable

nascent

(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence; S: budding, incipient, embryonic

obeisance

(n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage; S: respect, honor

panegyric

(n.) formal or elaborate praise, a tribute; S: encomium, testimonial

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; S: modicum, trifle

presage

(v.) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future; S: augur, portend, foretell

progeny

(n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples; S: issue, posterity

promulgate

(v.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide; S: announce

rectitude

(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness; S: probity, integrity

restive

(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky; S: uneasy, fidgety, recalcitrant

seraphic

(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial; S: cherubic

subsist

(v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue; S: last, survive, sustain