Context Clues Week 7

1. not subject to or bound by religious rule
6. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
8. competent or skilled in doing or using something
10. cause to move suddenly and with force
12. intervene between parties
13. a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important
15. refrain from
17. expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way

2. distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
3. a member of the lower social classes
4. (of a man) confident, stylish, and charming
5. the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty
7. unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical
9. clear (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing
10. action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately
11. make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly
14. belonging naturally; essential
15. of or due from a son or daughter
16. a question
18. give up (power or territory)