Unit 9 Vocab - SMSU College Comp

judicious

having or showing good judgment, wise

adjudicate

to settle a dispute or argument

amoral

not concerned about morality

mores

attitudes and behaviors that are so firmly fixed that they are followed like laws

morose

gloomy, bad-tempered, sullen

expiate

to make up for doing wrong, atone

impious

lacking respect for what should worshipped, irreverent

consecrate

to set apart as holy; to give up a purpose, bless

execrable

very bad; hateful, heinous

sacrosanct

so sacred or revered as to be off-limits