TKAM VOCAB

Malevolent

Evil

Predilection

Bias toward or preference

Illicit

Forbidden

Entailment

Real estate law that forbids people from selling their property

Auspicious

Famous or Popular

Benevolence

Goodness

Edification

to be educated or informed

Libel

A false statement harming someones rep

Analogous

Similar or comparable

Provocation

Action or speech that triggers a reaction; provoked

Guileless

guiltless

Obstreperous

Noisy, difficult to control

Alist

Leaning or tilting

Passé

Out of fashion

Apoplectic

Overcome with anger

Umbrage

Annoyance or offense (take umbrage with…)

Rectitude

Morally correct behavior

Propensity

tendency to behave in a certain way

Cantankerous

Bad-tempered

Denunciation

Expressing strong disapproval

Austere

Severe or strict

Heady

Intoxicating

Tactful

Skilled sensitivity in handling difficult situations

Myopic

Near-sightedness

Infallible

Incapable of error

Discreet

Not showy

Subpoena

Written order to appear in court

Elucidate

making something clear

Sundry

Various or diverse

Congenital

condition or trait that exists at birth

Haughty

Arrogantly superior

Complacent

Self-satisfied, fine with the status quo

Chronic

Ongoing

Grudging

Unwilling

Corroborative

To confirm or make more certain

Indignant

Angered at something unjust or wrong

Circumstantial

Suggesting that something is true without proof

Impertinence

Disrespect, rudeness

Duress

Force or threat

Devout

Deeply religious