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