MC #2 Vocabulary List

indissoluble - adj. used of decisions and contracts; (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved

coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements

dissimilitude - noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness

aptitude - noun inherent ability

consecrated - adj. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use

emblematic - adj. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; being or serving as an illustration of a type
ignominy - noun a state of dishonor

folly - noun foolish or senseless behavior; the trait of acting stupidly or rashly; the quality of being rash and foolish; a stupid mistake

effusion - noun flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion

divest - verb reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); deprive of status or authority; remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; take away possessions from someone

debared-to hinder or prevent; to shut out of a plce or exclude from a place or condition.

paltry - adj. contemptibly small in amount; not worth considering

convulsive - adj. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent

idly - adv. in an idle manner

chaunte-obsolete

elation - noun a feeling of joy and pride; an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

adorn - verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors; be beautiful to look at

kindred - adj. related by blood or marriage; similar or related in quality or character; noun group of people related by blood or marriage

synechdoche-substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive term or vice versa;  i.e. referring to a monarch as "the crown"

elucidates-to make lucid or clear; throw light upon a subject for clarity

espouse - verb take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; take in marriage

agrarian- relating to rural matters
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demean - verb reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

foundries-producing castings in molten metal

 defiling-to make foul, dirty or unclean; to violate the chastity of.

scabbard- a sheath for a sword or dagger

charter - noun a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation; a contract to hire or lease transportation; verb grant a charter to; engage for service under a term of contract; hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary

inductivelyserving to induce, logic

lofty - adj. of imposing height; especially standing out above others; having or displaying great dignity or nobility; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

plaintive - adj. expressing sorrow

toil - noun productive work (especially physical work done for wages); verb work hard

trivializing-to make trivial, cause t ppear unimportant

transcending- to rse above or go beyond, to surpass in thoughts or excellence

patronizing - adj. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

attainment - noun arrival at a new stage; the act of achieving an aim; an ability that has been acquired by training

contention - noun a point asserted as part of an argument; the act of competing as for profit or a prize; a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

communion - noun the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; sharing thoughts and feelings; (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

yokels- a country folk, a country bumpkin