Monday, November 23, 2009

Vocabulary Builder #5: Malory

amicable (pg. 148) - implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel

cloistered (pg 149) - living in a cloister, providing shelter form contact with the outside world

octogenarian (pg 150) - a person who age is in the eighties

compos mentis (pg 159) - of sound mind, memory, and understanding

tonsure (pg 164) - a bald spot resembling a tonsure - the shaven crown or patch worn by monks and other clerics

trepidatiously (pg 173) - a tremulous motion, of uncertain agitation

orthodox (pg 176) - a conforming to established doctrine especially in religion

ostensibly (pg 177) - in an ostensible manner, intended for display : open to view

autoerotic (pg 181) - sexual feeling arising without known external stimulation

unmitigated (pg 181) - being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief

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