TKAM Vocab Quiz

Condescend

show feelings of superiority; be patronizing

Auspicious

conducive to success; favorable

Malevolent

having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Judiciously

with good judgment or sense

Arbitrate

reach an authoritative judgment or settlement

Benevolence

the quality of being well meaning; kindness

Indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

Tyrannical

exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

Analogous

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared

Iniquity

immoral or grossly unfair behavior

Libel

a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation

Tacit

understood or implied without being stated

Edification

the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

Persevere

continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

Asinine

extremely stupid or foolish

Alleged

said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality

Subsequent

coming after something in time; following

Aberration

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

Jubilant

feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph

Provocation

action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately