Vocabulary Words

Dowager

Dictionary: A widow with a title or property derived from her late husband Own words: a elderly woman holds property or a title from her deceased husband

Extempore

Dictionary: Done with prepartion Own words: Made or done without previous thought or prepartion

Capricious

Dictionary: Given to sudden and unaccounted changes of mood or behavior Own words: Of the changing suddenly in mood or behavior

Extenuate

Dictionary: Make seemed less serious Own words: To try to make less serious by partial excuses

Obscene

Dictionary: Offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency Own words: Abominable to morality

Feigning

Dictionary: Pretend to be affected by a (feeling, state, or injury) Own words: To fake

Discretion

Dictionary: The quality of behaving of speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense. Own words: The quality of being discreet

Idolatry

Dictionary: The worship of an idol or physical object Own words: Extreme admiration or devotion

Lamentable

Dictionary: Unsatisfactory Own words: Full of expressing sorrow

Perjure

Dictionary: Willfully tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court Own words: The crime of telling a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth