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Vocabulary for Unit 15.

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6585137267amenity(n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl.) attractive features, customs, etc.0
6585137268aperture(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice1
6585137269dissidence(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent2
6585137270epicurean(adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food;comfort and ease; (n.) a person with discriminating taste3
6585137271improvident(adj.) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead4
6585137272iniquity(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act5
6585137273inviolable(adj.) sacred; of such a character that it might not be broken, injured, or profaned6
6585137274mutable(adj.) open to or capable of change; fickle7
6585137275nascent(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence8
6585137276obeisance(n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; homage9
6585137277panegyric(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute10
6585137278pillory(n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (v.) to expose to public contempt or ridicule11
6585137279pittance(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion12
6585137280presage(v.) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future13
6585137281progeny(n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples14
6585137282promulgate(v.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide15
6585137283rectitude(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness16
6585137284restive(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky17
6585137285seraphic(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial18
6585137286subsist(v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living of maintain life; to persist or continue19
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