aberration (n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and Poland have not won a World Cup since).
avarice(n.) excessive greed (The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.)
cajole(v.) to urge, coax (Magdas friends cajoled her into drinking too much.)
coherent(adj.)
logically consistent, intelligible (William could not figure out what
Harold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement.)
confidant(n.) a person entrusted with secrets (Shortly after we met, he became my chief confidant.)
acquiesce (v.)
to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Pospieszny wanted to stay
outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had
better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands.)
candor(n.) honesty, frankness (We were surprised by the candor of the politician’s speech because she is usually rather evasive.)
debase(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.)
impertinent(adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so impertinent that I don’t wish to dignify them with an answer.)
hypocrisy(n.)
pretending to believe what one does not (Once the politician began
passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.)
fabricate(v.) to make up, invent (When I arrived an hour late to class, I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work.)
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