Gruehn English 11 Set #11

Allegations

(n) a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but that has not been proved

Audacious

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

Propriety

(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

Inexplicable

(adj.) Hard to explain or impossible to understand

Enigma

(n) a puzzle; a mystery

Pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

Implacable

(adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding; incapable of being pleased

Immaculate

(adj) Perfectly clean, free from dirt or stain

Irrevocable

(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

Mediocre

(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished