Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Vocabulary Fall List #9

Bosom- the central part
Prudently- sensible, thoughtful
Inveterate-confirmed in a particular character or habitat
Propensity- Natural disposition to or for
Repose- The state of being at rest
Stripling- youth
Sequester- seperate
Purport- to imply
Imbibed- to drink in
Apparition- vision of supernatural
Incessant- ongoing, continuous
Cognomen- nickname
Reverie- dream like state
Gambol- to play
Spectre- a ghost or phantom
Tarry- to linger
Hessian- a soldier hired to fight in the American Revolution

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