WK #12

• incumbent (adj.) - obligatory, necessary
• inimical (adj.) - harmful
• livid (adj.) - furious, angry
• promulgate (verb.) - to publicize or make known
• staid (adj.) - dignified, sophisticated
• asperity (noun.) - harshness or bitterness
• exegesis (noun.) - an analysis, interpretation of
• inveigh (verb.) - to protest or oppose
• lionize (verb.) - to praise or honor
• pander (verb.) - to exploit the weakness of others
• benign (adj.) - harmless, beneficial, good-natured
• blithe (adj.) - carefree, lighthearted, cheerful
• corroborate (verb) - to validate or add support to
• culpable (adj.) - responsible for
• goad (verb.) - to urge or prod
• indolent (adj.) - lazy, idle
• pervasive (adj.) - present throughout
• provocative (adj.) - inciting to action
• punitive (adj.) - punishing
• recrimination (noun.) - retaliatory accusation