Chapter 1 & 7 Vocabulary

To worsen: deteriorate

• malign
• degenerate
• vulnerable
• sanctuary
• incoherent

Having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex

• eccentric
• suffice
• amoral
• intricate
• scrutiny

To be good enough

• epitome
• suffice
• intricate
• amiable
• vulnerable

A place of safety, protection, or relief

• amiable
• encounter
• sinister
• incoherent
• sanctuary

To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else

• absolve
• encounter
• intercede
• malign
• antagonist

Open to damage or attack; susceptible

• vulnerable
• intricate
• implausible
• scrutiny
• adamant

difficult to believe; unlikely

• intricate
• incoherent
• eccentric
• degenerate
• implausible

Evil; wicked

• amoral
• degenerate
• malign
• sinister
• intercede

Close inspection; carful examination

• scrutiny
• suffice
• intricate
• epitome
• malign

Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way

• intricate
• amiable
• incoherent
• eccentric
• antagonist