vocabulary

purloin = To steal
use = purloined from the office

toga = Roman outer robe


grotesque = strange and unpleasant
use = grotesque figures.


marrow = the soft tissue in the hollow parts of the bones
use = bone marrow


sans = without

stunted = arrested development
use = stunted growth

transgression = trespass, offense
use = Who is supposed to have committed these transgressions

premeditate = plan in advance
use = a premeditated murder


recluse = One who lives in retirement or seclusion
use = He is a millionaire recluse who refuses to give interviews.

benison = Blessing
use = let us pray for the benison of peace on the earth

abjure = renounce, to formally reject or abandon
use = He abjured his religion

concave = curving inward
use = a concave lens

wayward = erratic, reckless

maladroit = clumsy
use = She can be a little maladroit in social situations

senescence = old age

beset = harass, surround
use = beset by dangers



sagacious = wise
use = a sagacious person

frigid = Lacking warmth
use = a frigid environment

veneration = adoration, honor
use = Gandhi became an object of widespread veneration

vacuous = inane, empty, not showing intelligence or purpose
use = a vacuous question

idolatry = hero worship, excessive love, worship of an image
reticent = reserveduse = the students were reticent about answering questions