Level S Lesson 5

The following words are covered in this lesson:

abstruse	abstruse essay	hard to understand; esoteric
autonomous	50 autonomous states	self-governing
daunt	undaunted by the threat	intimidate
efface	efface the graffiti	rub out
fell	lumberjack felled the tree	cut or knock down
incontrovertible	incontrovertible evidence	indisputable; not open to question
marred	marred surface of the table	damaged; disfigured
piety	piety of the nuns	religious devotion; godliness
reprehensible	reprehensible actions of the terrorists	deserving blame
superficial	superficial knowledge of grammar	trivial; shallow