TKAM Ch. 7-11 Vocab Flashcards
Ascertain
learn or discover with certainty
Grim
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
Aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the normal
Libel
a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
Quell
suppress or crush completely
Compensation
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Ingenuous
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
Innate
natural, born with
Provocation
something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
Obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant
Feeble
pathetically lacking force or effectiveness
Inconspicuous
not prominent or readily noticeable, doesn’t attract attention
Peril
a state or danger involving risk
Philippic
a speech of violent denunciation
Palliation
easing the severity of a pain or disease without removing the cause
