Vocab Lesson 5

Question 1

abstruse

Answer 1

adj. difficult to understand

Question 2

accrue

Answer 2

v. 1) to arise or increase as a natural result or growth, usually used with to or from

2) to come as a regular addition

Question 3

acquiesce

Answer 3

v. to accept as inevitable; to comply passively

n. acquiescence

Question 4

besmirch

Answer 4

v. to stain or tarnish; to make dirty

Question 5

explicit

Answer 5

adj. fully and clearly expressed, leaving nothing merely implied

Question 6

histrionic

Answer 6

adj. purposely affected; theatrical

n. histrionics

Question 7

impropriety

Answer 7

n. 1) the quality or state of being improper or unsuitable

 2) something that is improper

Question 8

inveigle

Answer 8

v. 1) to lure or trick into doing something

2) to obtain by flattery or trickery

Question 9

penitent

Answer 9

adj. sorry for having done wrong

Question 10

probity

Answer 10

n. honesty; trustworthiness; adherence to virtue

Question 11

purport

Answer 11

v. to give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something

Question 12

repercussion

Answer 12

n. an unforseen or indirect result or effect of an event

Question 13

revelation

Answer 13

n. something that is made known or revealed, often coming as a surprise

Question 14

surfeit

Answer 14

n. an overabundant supply; an excess

Question 15

unsavory

Answer 15

adj. 1) having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell

   2) morally offensive