CHAPTER 19 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from CHAPTER 19

indentures (noun)

Legal documents binding an apprentice to a master tradesman for a set period of service and training.

emancipation (noun)

The act of being freed from bondage, servitude, or restraint.

condescension (noun)

An attitude of patronizing superiority; behaving as though one is lowering oneself to deal with inferiors.

clemency (noun)

Mercy or leniency, especially toward someone one has the power to punish.

collation (noun)

A light meal or a spread of food and drink, often prepared for a special occasion.

flaccid (adjective)

Soft, limp, and lacking firmness or vigor.

servile (adjective)

Excessively willing to serve or please others in a fawning, submissive way.

apostrophizing (verb)

Addressing an absent person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate object as though it could respond.

deferential (adjective)

Showing respectful submission or yielding to the judgment or authority of another.

lauded (verb)

Praised highly or extravagantly.

constrainedly (adverb)

In a stiff, forced, or unnatural manner.

portmanteau (noun)

A large travelling bag or suitcase, typically made of leather and opening into two equal halves.

repudiated (verb)

Rejected or refused to accept as valid or true.

amalgamation (noun)

The process of combining or merging separate entities into a single unified body.

slumberously (adverb)

In a drowsy, half-asleep manner.