vocab for black cat (weird story)

1. solicit: to seek for something by earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.
- When the policemen came to the house, they asked if they could solicit the house for anything suspicious.

2. mad: mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- The scientist in the lab had gone mad over his new experiment.

3. succint: expressed in few words; concise; terse.
- After the lady's cat died, she was succint in what she had to say.

4. phantasm: an illusory likeness of something
- The girl had a phantasm when she saw the boy that she liked.

5. docile: easily managed or handled
- When the dad of the baby held her, he was docile with her.

6. disposition: the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural, mental, and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude
- When the man was voting his disposition was certain about who he wanted to vote for.

7. sagacious: having or showing keen discernment, and sound judgement
- The girl had a sagacious attitude towards doing her homework.

8. paltry: lacking in importance or worth; trivial
- The woman saw her old bike sitting in the garage and realized that it was paltry to her, she hadn't used it in years.

9. gossamer: something delicate, light, or flimsy
- The birthday cake was gossamer than the other choices of cakes.

10. fidelity: faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
- The man at the bank got a promotion and he had great fidelity towards his new job.

11. procure: to get by special effort; obtain or acquire
- The girl was procure about getting out of class.

12. allusion: the act of alluding; indirect reference
- The woman had an allusion when she was performing her magic trick.

13. intemperance: excessive use of alcoholic drinks
- The man had an intemperance when he was at the party.

14. maltreat: to treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse
- The dog was being maltreat by his owner.

15. scruple: a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions
- The mother made a scruple because the child did something wrong.

16. malevolence: ill will; malice; hatred
- The sister had malevolence towards her brother.

17. atrocity: the quality of being extremely or shockingly wicked; cruel, or brutal
- Some people may have an atrocity towards the people at their school or their work.

18. debauch: a period of wanton self-indulgence, and excessive party which includes consumption of alcohol
- The college students had a debauch all summer.

19. sentiment: a mental feeling; feeling
- The wife had a sentimental feeling about her husband.

20. remorse: deep and painful regret for wrongdoing
- The man had remorse for the cat that cat that he killed.