Vocabulary List #18: 2/2/98
| abortive | coming to nothing; unsuccessful |
| basilica | originally a royal palace, now a Christian church |
| carmine | red or purplish-red; pigment, crimson |
| coercion | the act of restraining, dominating, or nullifying individual will |
| comply | to act in accordance with a request, demand, or order |
| daub | to whiten; whitewash; to paint, splash, or smear |
| defray | to pay for; to provide for the payment of |
| derogatory | tending to lessen or impair; belittling; detracting |
| entomology | the branch of zoology dealing with insects |
| felony | major crime such as arson or rape with a great punishment |
| foray | to raid; plunder; pillage |
| glutton | a person who eats too much |
| habitation | a place in which to live; dwelling; residence |
| idolatry | the worship of an idol, a person, or a thing |
| impetus | the force which a body moves against resistance |
| jovial | full of hearty good humor; jolly; congenial |
| knell | to ring in a slow solemn way; toll |
| lethal | causing death; fatal; deadly |
| maritime | on or living near the sea; of the sea |
| metamorphosis | a change of physical form, shape, or structure |
| mien | a way of carrying or conducting oneself; manner |
| mystical | spiritually significant or symbolic; mysterious; enigmatic |
| nadir | the lowest point; time of deepest degrees |
| ovation | an enthusiastic outburst of applause |
| palatial | of or like a palace; large; ornate |
| qualm | feeling of uneasiness or doubt; tinge of conscience |
| recessive | receding or tending to recede |
| saline | of or containing salt or sodium chloride; salty |
| scrutiny | a close examination or minute inspection |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting reply or ironic remark |