Level 11 - L5
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abstruse | Difficult to understand |
| Accrue | To arise or increase as a natural result or growth; to come as a regular addition |
| Acquiesce | 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 |
| Impropriety | The quality or state of being improper or unsuitable |
| Inveigle | To lure or trick into doing something; to obtain by flattery or trickery |
| Penitent | 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 known or revealed, often coming as a surprise |
| Surfeit | An overabundant supply, an excess |
| Unsavory | Having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell; morally offensive |
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