Unit 3 English vocab

Fidelity

faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support

Perfidious

deceitful and untrustworthy

Digress

to leave the main subject temporarily; to go on a tangent or stray from main ideas in speech or writing

Transgress

to go beyond the boundaries or limits of a rule, social standard, moral, law, etc

Gratuitous

lacking good reason, unnecessary (like gratuitous violence in a movie); OR given or done free of charge (a tip = a gratuity)

Ingratiate

To use flattery to try to please someone and gain their approval, favor, and good will

Gregarious

fond of company and being around other people (only people)

Egregious

remarkably bad; shocking

Incorrigible

exhibits a behavior or attitude that is not able to be corrected, improved or reformed (applies to humans and maybe animals negative)

Inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent (example: the passage of time is inexorable)

Levity

humor or frivolity, especially in a time of serious matters, stress or pain

Alleviate

to make something unpleasant (like pain, suffering, etc) less severe; to relieve or lessen

Lucid

expressed clearly, easy to understand

Elucidate

to make something easy to understand; to explain clearly