lit vocab

temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension

a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual

hard to understand

expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body

a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”

inclined; disposed; given; pron

great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion

an appointment for a meeting, esp. a lover's secret rendezvous

insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth

indecent; lewd; obscene

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

to soil; tarnish; discolor

a woman's bedroom or private sitting room

to grow or develop quickly; flourish

to engage in a drunken revel

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse

a destructive fire, usually an extensive one

artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish

displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure

amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish

selecting or choosing from various sources

a castrated man, esp. one formerly employed by Oriental rulers as a harem guard or palace official

pretended; sham; counterfeit

strikingly bold or brilliant; showy

a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect

causing fear, apprehension, or dread

taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret

a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms

to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship

the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country

lacking variety; boring; dul

the quality of condition of being without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit

inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness

of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group

annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome

inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd

bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible

gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible

generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness

to chew

taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough

wealth, riches, or affluence

a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value

ostentatious in one's learning

to pass into or through every part of

a deadly or virulent epidemic disease

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible

utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute

a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf

the pure and concentrated essence of a substance

he ninth month of the Muslim calendar during which a daily fast is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset

having a pleasant odor; fragrant

a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement

he state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern

morally ignoble or base; vile

foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master

full of juice; juicy

entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly

reckless boldness; rashness

inactive or sluggish

subject to parching or burning heat, esp. of the sun, as a geographical area

an act of anointing, esp. as a Medical treatment or religious rite

to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right

a state of indecision or irresolution; hesistant

done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably