Lesson 5 book 11
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abstruse | difficult to understand |
| accrue | to arise or increase as a natural result or growth usually used with "to" or "from |
| accrue | to come as a regular addition |
| acquiesce | to accept as inevitable; to comply passively |
| acquiescence | n. to accept as inevitable; to comply passively. |
| besmirch | to stain or tarnish; to make dirty |
| explicit | fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing merely implied |
| histrionic | purposely affected; theatrical |
| histrionics | exaggerated displays of emotion intended to produce and effect or response |
| impropriety | the quality or state of being improper or unsuitable |
| impropriety | something that is improper |
| inveigle | to lure of trick into doing something |
| inveigle | to obtain by flattery or trickery |
| penitent | sorry for having done wrong |
| penitence | n. sorry for having done wrong |
| probity | honesty; trustworthiness; adherence to virtue |
| purport | to give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something |
| repercussion | an unforeseen or indirect result or effect of an event |
| revelation | something that is made known or revealed often coming as a surprise |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply; an excess |
| unsavory | having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell |
| unsavory | morally offensive |
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