Vocab Power Plus Book 2: Lesson 13

inert

unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish
DYNAMIC; ACTIVE

circumvent

to get around; to bypass

clandestine

secret
OPEN; ABOVEBOARD

acquit

to find not guilty of a fault or crime
CONVICT

deprecate

to express strong disapproval of
APPROVE; PRAISE

barrister

lawyer (British)

adulation

excessive praise or admiration
DERISION

culinary

having to do with the kitchen or cooking

bawdy

indecent; humorously obscene
INNOCENT; CLEAN

chastise

to punish severely

jocose

joking; humorous
SERIOUS

myriad

(noun): a very large number
(adjective): too numerous to be counted
FEW; LIMITED

latent

present, but not active; hidden
MANIFEST

pernicious

destructive; deadly
BENIGN

frugal

thrifty; economical in money matters
WASTEFUL; PROFLIGATE