Listening Exercise
Vocabulary:
atonement: (n.) something done to make up for a wrongdoing or mistake
approbations: (n.) praise, approval
perchance: (adv.) (old-fashioned) maybe / employ (words): (v.) use (words)
deflection: (n.) (in this case) try to justify one’s wrongdoing after being criticized / institute (something): (v.) officially introduce as a new rule or policy
idle: (v.) spend time doing nothing instead of being productive
occurrence: (n.) a particular time when an event happened