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Holt Vocab 13-14

AB
incoherentimpossible to explain or understand
provocationsomething that stirs up anger or excitement
plebianone of the common people of ancient Rome; common, vulgar, crude
incredulousshowing disbelief or doubt; skeptical; disbelieving
querieda question; to question; to inquire into
expediteto excuse or clear completely of a charge or accusation; to prove blameless
secularworldy or temporal rather than religious or sacred
exhonoratedto make easier or quicker; to hasten
shibbolethany use of language, habit, or custom that distinguishes a class; a password; a distinctive slogan used by members of a group
forgoto refrain or abstain from; to go without
filialof or expected from a son or daughter; of a parent's or parents' offspring
chagrina feeling of disappointment, distress, or embarressment
cedeto yield or give up; to trasnfer or render title to
proficientadvanced in a paticular art or science; skilled; expert; qualified
precipitatedto cause something to happen; to bring about quickly or suddenly; reckless; rash; acting hastily or impulsively
remissiona release from debt or duty; a lessoning of intensity; a diminishing
interposedto put between; to insert between parts; to interject during a conversation
debonairgraceful, charming, and smooth; seemingly carefree
blithehappy, joyful, carefree
intrinsicbelonging to a thing by its essential nature, inherent



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