Vocab #5

Absolution

• can be believed; reasonable

• forgiveness; pardon; release

• showy but cheap and of poor quality.

• praiseworthy

Blatant

• obvious

• establish firmly in a position

• hurry; accelerate; rush

• a cut

Creditable

• showy but cheap and of poor quality.

•  a respite; postponement of a sentence

• can be believed; reasonable

• praiseworthy

Ensconce

• praiseworthy

• stubborn

• establish firmly in a position

• obvious

Hasten

• hurry; accelerate; rush

• forgiveness; pardon; release

• showy but cheap and of poor quality

• a cut

Laceration

• stubborn

• praiseworthy

• hurry; accelerate; rush

• a cut

Obdurate

• a respite; postponement of a sentence

•  forgiveness; pardon; release

• establish firmly in a position

• stubborn

Plausible

• can be believed; reasonable

• forgiveness; pardon; release

•  obvious

• hurry; accelerate; rush

Reprieve

• a cut

• stubborn

• can be believed; reasonable

• a respite; postponement of a sentence

Tawdry

• obvious

• forgiveness; pardon; release

• showy but cheap and of poor quality

• praiseworthy