TKM Vocab 20-24

Question 1

corroborative

Answer 1

confrim or give support

Question 2

indicted

Answer 2

formally accuse or charge or serious crime

Question 3

detachment

Answer 3

the state of being objective or aloof

Question 4

contraband

Answer 4

goods that have been imported or exported illegally

Question 5

unmitigated

Answer 5

absolute: unqualified

Question 6

cynical

Answer 6

believing that people are motivated simply by self interest

Question 7

unrelenting

Answer 7

not yielding in strength, determination

Question 8

acquit

Answer 8

free someone from a criminal charge by verdict of not guilty

Question 9

indignant

Answer 9

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 10

quivered

Answer 10

tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion

Question 11

fatalastic

Answer 11

demonstrating a belief that all events are inevitable

Question 12

obscure

Answer 12

not discovered or known/uncertain

Question 13

furtive

Answer 13

attempting to avoid attention; usual cause guilt or that it would lead to trouble

Question 14

circumstantial

Answer 14

pointing indirectly towards someone guilt but not concluding/ proving it

Question 15

vague

Answer 15

uncertain/inevident/unclear

Question 16

apprehension

Answer 16

anxiety or fear that something bad will happen

Question 17

impertinence

Answer 17

lack of respect;rudeness

Question 18

duress

Answer 18

the act of using violence to get someone to act against their own beliefs/wishes

Question 19

devout

Answer 19

having or showing deep commitment to religious beliefs

Question 20

hypocrites

Answer 20

a person who contradicts their own apparent beliefs/feelings