English 12 Final Exam Vocabulary Tools A B parricide one who murders one father or mother or a close relative, murderer accrue come as a natural product or result ($ accrues in a bank) garnish something laid on or around food as decoration , to adorn, to decorate solicitous showing care or concern yeoman a person who owned land, not a large amount, farmed for himself sanguine naturally, cheerful, hopeful guile crafty, deceipt, sly tricks, cunning sagacity keen sound, judgmental supplicate beg humbly, bent down livery any special uniform provided for the servant of a household, group or profession corporal lower commissioned officer or beating of the body homage a feudal ceremony, a man pays tribute, himself, respect cherubim a chubby angel, person emulate copy or imitate clamorous noisy vintner dealer in wine, wine merchant parsimony extreme economy, stinginess infirm poor, lacking stability, not physically strong odious very displeasing, hateful, offensive upbraid blame/criticize posterity generations of the future parley conference or informal talk harbinger announce before hand avaracious greedy knell sound of a bell rung slowly after a death or at a funeral scepter the rod or staff carried by a ruler as a symbol of royal power or authority haberdasher dash around selling hats, ties, shirts, socks, etc. entrails the inner part of the body of a human being or animal pernicisus easily understand, that will destroy or ruin; causing great harm or damage dais a raised platform coy shy prioress head of a convent,woman is the head interim time between heath open waste land, no trees shire one of the countries into which Great Britain is divided apothecary pharmacist boorish rude/rustic restive balky; impatient valor personal bravery, heroism beget to become the father of pestilence any infectious or contagious epidemic disease that spreads rapidly after causing many deaths eminent above all or most others, outstanding regal belonging to a king or queen chastise inflict punishment or suffering on, punish pristine as it was in its earliest time or state, original adage proverb mettle quality of disposition or temperament missive letter largess a generous giving hoodwink to deceive by false appearance prattle talk or tell freely and carelessly motley made up of parts or kinds (difference / varied)