Wordly Wise 3000® Level 10, Lesson 6

compunction

(n) A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt.

servitude

(n) A lack of freedom; forced labor.

euphemism

(n) A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant.

repast

(n) Food and drink; a meal.

infirmity

(n) Physical or mental weakness or defect.

heresy

(n) The expression of unacceptable views, especially those that are in conflict with established religious teaching.

circumvent

(v) To avoid through craftiness.

berate

(v) To criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently.

ameliorate

(v) To make better; to become better; to improve.

condone

(v) To overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse.

recompense

(v) To pay or compensate. (n) Payment; compensation.

profane

(v) To treat with scorn or irreverence. (adj) 1. Disrespectful of sacred things.. 2. Not connected with religion; worldly.

expendable

(adj) Able to be used up and then discarded or replaced.

baleful

(adj) Expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous.

diminutive

(adj) Very small; tiny.