Vocab Power+ Lesson 15

noxious

1. harmful to the health

2. adj

connive

1. to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing

2. verb

chutzpah

1. nerve; audacity

2. noun

liege

1. a lord, master, or sovereign

2. noun

odium

1. hatred

2. noun

crass

1. coarse; tasteless

2. adj

hypercritical

1. overcritical; too severe in judgement

2. adj

fallacy

1. a mistaken notion; a misconception

2. noun

complacent

1. self-satisfied; smug

2. adj

befuddle

1. to confuse; to perplex

2. verb

pandemonium

1. a wild disorder, noise, or confusion

2. noun

parsimonious

1. excessively thrifty; stingy

2. adj

verbose

1. using more words than are needed; wordy

2. adj

laudable

1. worthy of praise; commendable

2. adj

indiscreet

1. not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action

2. adj