Week 15 Flashcards
1
Q
Remiss
A
To be negligent in one’s duty
2
Q
Inflammatory
A
Extremely controversial, incendiary
3
Q
Immaterial
A
Not relevant
4
Q
Corrobate
A
To confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)
5
Q
Dog
A
To pursue relentlessly; to hound
6
Q
Ferret
A
To search for something persistently
7
Q
Diabolical
A
To be extremely wicked like the devil
8
Q
Macabre
A
Suggesting the horror of of death and decay; gruesome
9
Q
Analogous
A
Similar in some respects but otherwise different
10
Q
Aphorism
A
A short instructive saying about a general truth
11
Q
Autonomously
A
Acting independently; self governing (of a country)
12
Q
Ball
A
Refuse to comply
13
Q
Begrudge
A
To envy someone for possessing or enjoying something
14
Q
Begrudge
A
To give reluctantly
15
Q
Buttress
A
Make stronger or defensible
