Vocab 2.6

to refrain, keep oneself from

use of food/drink sparingly

keep from acting or responding to a stimulus or provocation

self restraint from patience, consideration or tolerance

cease doing something

make hostile or unfriendly, to estrange

estrangement from persons to whom one was once attached, or from anything one was once a part of

to estimate; impose a tax, fine or payment

set price or value

estimate the merits of a plan or performance

absorb, incorporate, make or become like or part of (that which incorporates it)

coax or wheedle, persuade by flattery

cajolery which stresses flattery over persuasion

banter, raillery; frivolous way of speaking in which to amuse

admit, yield, grant

indicates admission or concession

privilege granted

come down to another's level, deign

to disapprove, protest against

"to pray down or away"

dispel, waste, live desolutely

immoral, profligate and wanton in terms of living

to draw forth (information)

draw or lead forth

pull or drag out, overcoming reluctance

use of threats, force or unusual pressure

make very lean

irritate thoroughly, infuriate

harshness or roughness of manner, weather, sound or materials

sharper than asperity, but still harsh

make sharp, sour, irritating

make worse

angry dispute or quarrel

strong feeling against a regime, situation or belief

little war which may last a long period of time, usually made up of smaller incidents

noisy fight, quarrel or brawl

dramatic process of legal dispute

verbal argument or quarrel

confused entanglement or disagreement

intense suffering

extreme torment, with undertones of struggle

suffering from embarassment, shame or humiliation

severe trial of one's courage, fortitude, endurance or skill

prolonged misery, distress, affliction or sorrow

place of prolonged expiation and purification by which one qualifies for paradise (especially in relation to Catholicism)

especially prolonged and harrowing ordeal; "cross"

specter or phantom, a sudden appearing (can be in relation to ghosts)

something existing only in the mind, an illusion

something seen, a visible ghost or apparition, or any object of fear and dread

kind of vapor or mysterious atmosphere surrounding a person

noisy, usually mischievous, ghost supposed to specialize in table rappings, furniture topplings and other such happenings

luminous aura allegedly emanating from the body of a spiritist medium during a trance

corpse animated by a diabolic power; person either chillling and terrible or dull and unattractive

female spirit wailing a warning of an imminent death in the family

a shower (of artillery fire), a heavy onslaught

burst of fire from small arms or artillery; round of cheers or applause

discharge of many firearms all at once or in rapid succession; figurative equivalent (of weapons fire) like an outburst of boos at a fight

one who has unusual or preternatural insight

beyond what is natural or normal

double-dealing, deception

the front or face

widespread destruction, especially by fire

something written wholly in the author's handwriting

very large fire