Pilgrims Progress Dangerous Journey Vocab
Countenance
Expression or demeanor
Malevolent
Having, showing, or arising from intense and often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
Celestial
Heavenly; divine; of the sky or heavens
Delectable
Highly pleasing; delightful
Jocund
Marked by high spirits and lively mirthfulness; merry
Timorous
Of a fearful or timid disposition
Obstinate
Perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
Deportment
The manner in which one conducts oneself; behavior
Discretion
The quality of having or showing good judgment
Felicity
The quality or state of being happy
Diffidence
The quality or state of being reserved and unassertive
Despond
To become extremely discouraged, dejected, or depressed
Avow
To declare assuredly and openly
Rail (Intransitive verb)
To revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language
Mountebank
a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
Lucre
money; monetary gain; profit
Base
Deserving of contempt due to the absence of higher values
Fiend
1. A devil or demon 2. A wicked or malicious person
Pagan
1. A heathen; one who is either a follower of a polytheistic religion or is irreligious and takes delight in sensuous pleasures and materials
Cur
1. A mongrel or inferior dog 2. A surly or cowardly fellow
Sloth
1. Laziness 2. Spiritual apathy or inactivity
Carnal
1. Relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites; sexual 2. Bodily, corporeal
Quagmire
1. Soft, miry land that shakes or yields under the foot 2. A difficult, precarious, or entrapping situation
Staunch
1. Strongly built 2. Steadfast in loyalty or principle
Pliable
1. Supple enough to bend without breaking 2. Yielding readily to others; complaisant
Lamentable
1. That is to be regretted or pitied; deplorable 2. expressing grief; mournful
Zion
1. The Jewish homeland, the ideal nation or society envisaged by Judaism 2. Heaven; utopia
Bedaub
1. To apply crudely; besmear 2. To ornament with vulgar excess
Chide
1. To speak out in angry or displeased rebuke 2. To voice disapproval to; to scold
Wanton
1. Undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless 2. Lewd; obscene
Runagate
1. vagabond 2. fugitive, runaway
Minion
A servile dependent, follower, or underling
Hummock
A small round hill
Wile
A trick intended to ensnare or deceive
Knave
A tricky, deceitful fellow
Amain
ADVERB with all one's might
Doleful
Causing or characterized by grief or affliction
Grievous
Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow
Stile
Step or set of steps for passing over a fence or wall; turnstile
Wan
Suggestive of poor health; lacking vitality or strength
