FD vocab

forte

something in which one excels

staid

sedate and dignified; proper; stoid; stuffy

deference

submission or courteous yield to the opinion, wishes, or judgement of another

vindication

the clearing of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof

chattel

an article or personal movable property; a slave

pernicious

deadly or destructive

depravity

the state of debasing, especially morally

profligate

1. Given over to immortality, dissolute, 2. wasteful, extravagant

jargon

1. Nonsensical or incoherent talk, 2. the specialized or technical language of a trade or profession

profane

1. marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred, 2. Non-religious, secular, 3. vulgar, coarse

execrate

1. to carry out; perform. 2. to loathe; abhor

reposed

1. to rest, 2. to be calm; tranquil

obdurate

Hardened against influence or feeling; intractable

maxim

a succinct formulation of a fundamental principle or rule of conduct

odious

arousing strong dislike or intense displeasure

impudent

brashly bold, insolent, impertinent

perdition

eternal damnation; hell

conjecture

inference based on incomplete evidence; guesswork

base

morally bad, contemptible, lowly or menially

immutable

not susceptible to change

sagacity

shrewdness or wiseness

homage

special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly

denunciation

the act of condemning openly as being evil, especially publicly

defiled

to be made filthy or dirty; to corrupt

evinced

to be shown to demonstrate; clearly manifest

sunder

to break or wrench apart; sever

exculpate

to clear of guilt or blame

imbue

to permeate or invade; to stain or dye deeply

redress

to set right; remedy or rectify; to make amends to or for; satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation; correction or reformation

divest

to strip as of clothes or to deprive as of rights; dispossess

vestige

visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that no longer exists