9.7 Vocabulary

of the ancient, first ages

• licentious
• elated
• lackadaisical
• primeval

of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; thin

• cadaverous
• antiquated
• felonious
• primeval

a state of continual change or movement

• tenure
• flux
• despot
• exuberance

a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant

• ogre
• hovel
• despot
• egress

an exit; a means of going out

• gambit
• obsequy
• egress
• status quo

slightly ill

• stark
• glutinous
• primeval
• indisposed

to show excessive love for

• daunt
• imbue
• dote
• declaim

to prepare for an event or an action

• gird
• maul
• animate
• broach

the period of time a job lasts

• paucity
• gall
• tenure
• fealty

to attract by offering reward or pleasure

• elude
• entice
• mesmerize
• intervene