Week 5 Honors English

Terms	Definitions
rampant	(adj.) growing without check, running wild
inane	(adj.) complacently or inanely foolish
ethics	(n) The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions; the philosophical study of moral values and rules
concur	(v) to express agreement, approve
clandestine	(adj) secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
flagrant	(adj.) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
admonish	(v) To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
duress	(n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
culprit	(n) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender
inexorable	(adj) not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course;, not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
egregious	(adj) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
distraught	(adj) deeply agitated especially from emotion
duplicity	(n.) treachery, deceitfulness
acrimonious	(adj) marked by strong resentment or cynicism
paucity	(n) smallness in number; scarcity
elicit	(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
pernicious	(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
tolerate	(v) allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
construe	(v) explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
impunity	(n.) freedom from punishment

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