Chapter 11 Vocabulary Learning Check Flashcards
1
Q
What is liability?
A
Something that acts as a disadvantage
2
Q
What is clandestine?
A
Done in secret
3
Q
What is incongruous?
A
Out of place
4
Q
What is contingency?
A
A possible future event that must be prepared for;
Possibility
5
Q
What is indigenous?
A
Living, growing, or produced naturally in a particular place
6
Q
What is superfluous?
A
Beyond what is needed, wanted, or useful
7
Q
What is prolific?
A
Producing many words, results, or offspring
8
Q
What is exonerate?
A
Prove innocent
9
Q
What is egocentric?
A
Self-centered
10
Q
What is reinstate?
A
Bring back into being or use
