Monday, September 12, 2011

Vocabulary Definintions

1. despair - to lose all hope

2. speculation- ideas or guesses about something that is not known

3. consorts v. - to keep company

4. perfidy -an act of disloyality

5. egregious- especially bad

6. indulge- to give in to the desire of

7. contemplate -to consider with time and thought

8. repent -to regret, feel badly about

9. renounce -to refuse

10. fervent -great intensity of feeling

11. irony -a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected

12. conform -to be obedient or compliant

13. indignant -angry because of something unjust

14. ordeal- an unpleasant or difficult experience

15. implications- possible future effects or results

16. beleaguer -to cause repeated trouble for

17. abyss- a hole or space so great it can’t be measured

18. eons -a long period of time

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