AP- Seminar Vocab Unit 3

acrimony

Anger and bitterness; a harsh or sharp quality

beneficial

Promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being

blight

Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

doctrine

A statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church; the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group.

forthright

Directly forward; without hesitation; free in expression one’s true feelings and opinions 

hypocritical

Not being or expressing what one appears to be 

induction

The process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization; an initial experience; an opinion through a process of reasoning. 

languish

To become feeble, weak, or enervated; to suffer neglect

obscure

Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning; relatively unknown. 

wretched

Deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind; extremely deplorably bad or distressing; being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible.