Vocab Set 3.3

Nefarious

• of little worth or value

• extremely unpleasant; repulsive

• (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal

• (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair

an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving

• Volition

• Qualm

• Fetter

• Temerity

• in a state of severe disrepair

• Antithetical

• Ramshackle

• Nefarious

• Salient

• The ______ facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them.

• Maudlin

• Cogent

• Salient

• Tangential

provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

• Admonish

• Enervate

• Relegate

• Substantiate

Despite the storm warning, Jake had the ______ to go sailing, ignoring the obvious danger.

Untarnished, completely clean

Volition

• the ability to make choices and act according to one's own desires or decisions

• a typical example or pattern of something; a model

• ability to remain calm and composed in challenging situations

• deep feeling of dislike or unwillingness toward something

She had no _____ about speaking in front of a large audience, as she had practiced her speech many times. She had nothing to worry about.

The detective was determined to stop the criminal’s _______ plan before anyone got hurt.

• Unsullied

• Nefarious

• Amorphous

• Choleric