This is unit 36

H O V E L a miserable little dwelling, a shack. Oh shit. The poor Vagrant lived in a hovel by the town
dump mom. Upbraided me for my housekeeping saying my apartment resembled a hovel hovel, H O V E
L a miserable little dwelling, a shack, a shed.

Imperturbable. I M P E R T U R B a B L E. Not capable of being disturbed or agitated call. Our

imperturbable Lieutenant was cool and collected even under fire. Great leaders are imperturbable in
times of crisis and bubble. I M P E R T U R B a B L E. Not capable of being disturbed or agitated, calm,

incumbent I N C U M B E N T. Necessary required obligatory. It is incumbent upon a physician to provide

the best care possible as your friend. I feel it incumbent upon me to encourage your performance
incumbent. I N C U M B E N T. Necessary required obligatory

inordinate. I N. O R D I N a T E. Exceeding proper limits overdone extreme Larry's in ordinance. Passion

for junk food is ruining his health. Six hours of homework a day is inordinate for a second grader.
Inordinate I N O R D. I. N a T E exceeding proper limits, overdone extreme

intractable I N T R a C T a B L E a manageable unruly. Stubborn the premadonna opera star, never

obeyed directions. She was completely intractable. The new teacher was a master at handling the
intractable third graders, intractable I N T R a C T a B L E. Unmanageable. Unruly. Stubborn

now let's review the five words you have just learned.

Hello,

miserable, little dwelling, a shack, a shed.

Imperturbable

not capable of being disturbed or agitated. Call imperturbable

incumbent.

Necessary required. Obligatory incumbent,

inordinate.

Exceeding proper limits overdone, the extreme inordinate

intractable

unmanageable, unruly. Stubborn intractable.

If you haven't mastered some of the words yet, that's fine. Go back and listen to this unit. As often as
needed. Remember, you can master these words.

Let's master two words. You've learned recently, absolve and exonerate. They are close in, meaning you
might use them interchangeably in some contexts and not be far wrong, but they really have two
different meanings. You can absolve only someone who's really guilty. He's committed the offense. He
owes the debt, but you forgive him.

You just write it off. You give him a clean slate, even though strictly speaking, he didn't deserve it. You
have absolved him. On the other hand, when you exonerate someone, you are stating that she was
always innocent. You are clearing her name. You are saying that it was a mistake to accuse her in the
first place.

You have exonerated her. In other words, you absolved the guilty you exonerate the innocent, but the
result is the same. They both get away. Scot-free.