10Nov Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
Q
vindicate
A
clear someone of blame or suspicion
acquit
exonerate
absolve
2
Q
exponent
A
advocate
proponent
3
Q
hegemon
A
supreme leader
4
Q
imbue
A
inspire with a feeling or quality permeate saturate suffuse pervade diffuse impregnate inject
5
Q
progenitor
A
ancestor
forefather
forebear
6
Q
stray
A
drift
get lost
7
Q
bequeath
A
leave
hand down
pass on
8
Q
aver
A
state claim declare assert attest avow
9
Q
duress
A
force
pressure
compulsion
intimidation
10
Q
helm
A
steer wheel of boat
rudder
tiller
11
Q
apportion
A
distribution
allocate
12
Q
emanate
A
emerge
flow
ensue
pour out
13
Q
sack
A
dismiss from employment
14
Q
contiguous
A
sharing a common border
adjacent
abutting
15
Q
conundrum
A
confusing problem
perplexity
dilemma
quandary
16
Q
renunciation
A
formal rejection of something
abdication
17
Q
relinquish
A
voluntary cease to keep or give up
renounce
