TKAM VOCAB

Malevolent - evil 

Predilection - bias toward/preference

Illicit - forbidden 

Entailment - real estate law that forbids people from selling their property

Auspicious - favorable, successful 

Benevolence - goodness

Edification - enlightenment or instruction of teaching

Libel - written defamation

Analogous - similar or comparable

Provocation - action or speech that triggers a reaction; provoked

Guileless - without deception; innocent

Obstreperous - noisy, difficult to control

Alist - leaning or tilting

Passé - out of fashion

Apoplectic - overcome with anger

Umbrage - annoyance or offense (take umbrage with…)

Rectitude - morally correct behavior

Propensity - inclination to behave in a certain way

Cantankerous - bad-tempered

Denunciation - expressing strong disapproval

Austere - severe or strict

Heady - intoxicating 

Tactful - skilled/sensitivity in handling difficult situations

Myopic - near-sightedness

Infallible - incapable of error

Discreet - not showy

Subpoena - written order to appear in court

Elucidate - to make clear by explanation

Sundry - various or diverse

Congenital - present at birth

Haughty - arrogantly superior and disdainful 

Complacent - self-satisfied, fine with the status quo 

Chronic - ongoing

Grudging - unwilling

Corroborative - to confirm or make more certain

Indignant - angered at something unjust or wrong

Circumstantial - suggesting that something is true without proof

Impertinence - disrespect, rudeness 

Duress - force or threat 

Devout - deeply religious