Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness - Book 2 - Lesson Seventeen

circumspect

careful; heedful; attentive to all points

abscond

to depart quickly and secretly, especially to avoid punishment

renegade

one who deserts one side in favor of another; traitor; outlaw

retribution

something justly deserved, especially a punishment

repose

a state of relaxation or sleep

scourge

a person or thing which causes great trouble or misfortune

caustic

biting; stingingly sharp or sarcastic; highly irritating

taciturn

not fond of talking; usually silent

agnostic

believing in neither side of an argument

terse

brief and to the point

uncanny

weird; strange; so keen or acute as to seem bizarre

exodus

a mass departure or emigration

penitent

remorseful; sorry for having done wrong

vindicate

to clear of suspicion or accusations

raillery

good-humored ridicule or teasing