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