A | B |
APPEASE | To pacify by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle. |
AUGURY | An omen or prophecy; a sign of something coming. |
BEQUEATH | To leave to another by one's will; to hand down; pass on. |
EDIFY | To instruct so as to improve or uplift morally. |
HAUGHTY | Having or showing great pride in oneself and contempt for others; arrogant. |
INGENUITY | The power of creative imagination. |
INVIOLATE | Secure from violation or from being profaned. |
PIETY | Devotion to religious duty; devotion to parents, family, etc. |
MALADY | A desperate or unwholesome condition. |
PERISHABLE | Likely to decay or spoil. |
QUELL | To quiet or put down a disturbance. |
SOVEREIGN | A monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler; having supreme power. |
SUMMON | To call together; order to meet; to call or send for with authority. |
TARRY | To delay in coming or going, to linger. |
WOE | Great sorrow; grief. |