Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Vocabulary Words #7

Avaunt- Adverb, away
Avaunt, you smelly toad. 

Thralls- Noun, a person who is a slave
The thralls at my farm, did not cut my wheat the way I wanted them to. 


Posterity- Noun, all descendants of one person
My Great grandpa's posterity live in montana. 

Homage- Noun, respect or reverence paid or rendered

The homage I paid to my king got me two gold coins. 


Cloistered- Adjective, secluded from the world; sheltered
The Cloistered turtle hid under the bush so he didn't have to see anyone. 

Equivocator- Noun, Someone who uses unclear expressions, to avoid commitment. 
The equivocator was making the cops think that he didn't do the crime.


Avarice- Noun, insatiable greed for riches
My avarice was made me break into a bank a steal $100,000.


Parricide- Noun, the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative
Mary was killed in a parracide by her own daughter. 


Verity- Noun, the state or quality of being true
The Verity of being true the statement was true when i looked it upon the internet. 

Malevolence- Noun, the feeling of wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
My malevolence toward my cell phone drove me to through it off a cliff. 


Eminence- Noun, high station, rank

The eminence of the school made them win the academic decathlon  


Liege- Noun, a feudal vassal or subject
The liege was supposed to get the Kings coffee, but never did. 

Mirth- Noun, amusement or laughter
It was to my mirth that the actor fell off the stage. 


Avouch- Verb, to admit; confess
The mad had to avouch that he was actually a woman. 

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