16/02/2017 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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Austerity
A
sternness or severity of manner or attitude.
2
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adjudicate
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make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter. “the committee adjudicates on all betting disputes”
3
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promulgate
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promote or make widely known (an idea or cause). “these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization”.
4
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agglomeration
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a mass or collection of things; an assemblage.
5
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odious
A
extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
6
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harbinger
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a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another: witch hazels are the harbingers of spring.
7
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dither
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be indecisive: he was dithering about the election date.
8
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immiserate
A
make miserable
9
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shrift
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confession, especially to a priest.
“go to shrift”
