Unit 7

abscond to sneak away and hide absolution freedom from blame, guilt, sin acclaim high praise bombastic excessively confident, pompous boon a gift or blessing bourgeois a middle-class person cacophony tremendous noise, disharmonious sound cadence a rhythm, progression of sound dour stern, joyless eclectic consisting of a diverse variety of elements ecstatic intensely and overpoweringly happy irreverence disrespect liability something for which one is legally responsible libertarian advocating principles of liberty and free will maxim a common saying expressing a principle of conduct meager deficient in size or quality palatable agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities palette a range of colors or qualities restitution restoration to the rightful owner restive resistant, stubborn, impatient