Amenity (n)

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Amenity (n). That which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl) attractive features, customs, etc. ***amiable. Aperture (n). An opening, gap, hole; orifice. Dissidence (n). A difference of opinion; discontent ***disagreement. Epicurean ( adj )(n). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Amenity (n)That which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl) attractive features, customs, etc.

***amiable

Aperture (n)An opening, gap, hole; orifice

Dissidence (n)A difference of opinion; discontent

***disagreement

Epicurean (adj)(n)Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes; (n) a person with discriminating taste

***some Europeans live an epicurean lifestyle

Improvident (adj)Not thrifty; failing to plan ahead

***not (im) providing (provident) – not providing for future

Iniquity (n)Wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act

***immorality

Inviolable (adj)Sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken injured, or profaned

***can’t be violated

Mutable (adj)Open to or capable of change, fickle

***mutation

Nascent (adj) Just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence

***newly sent

Obeisance (n)A deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage

***showing obedience

Panegyric (n)Formal or elaborate praise; a tribute

***praise and lyric

Pillory (n) (v)A devise for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (v) to expose to public contempt or ridicule

***Pillory is Public Punishment

Pittance (n)a woefully meager allowance, wage or portion

*** it’s a pity that there’s not more

Presage (v)To foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n) a warning or indication of the future

***predict

Progeny (n) Descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples

***pro-genetics

Promulgate (v)To proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide

***go with me and “prom will be great!!”

Rectitude (n)Uprightness, righteousness; correctness

***right attitude

Restive (adj)Restless, hard to manage, balky

***”rest is” not possible

Seraphic (adj)Angelic, heavenly, celestial

***angelic, cherubic

Subsist (v)To have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue

***exist