Clipping Flashcards
(28 cards)
grid·lock
to cause to be in a state or situation in which movement or progress is stopped completely: to produce gridlock in or of
- streets gridlocked by heavy traffic
- a government gridlocked by partisan rancor
pros·e·cu·tion
pros·e·cute
to follow to the end: pursue until finished, to bring legal action against for redress or punishment of a crime or violation of law, to institute legal proceedings with reference to
- To start criminal proceedings against.
- To charge, try.
- To seek to obtain by legal process.
swirl
to move with an eddying or whirling motion.
to have a twist or convolution.
move in a twisting or spiraling pattern.
pau·ci·ty
the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity
flaunt
display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
ve·neer
a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material.
cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood.
sour
having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.
back·lash
a sudden violent backward movement or reaction.
a strong adverse reaction (as to a recent political or social development).
feck·less·ness
ineffectiveness
over·haul
to examine thoroughly.
to renovate, remake, revise, or renew thoroughly.
en·shrine
1: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2: to preserve or cherish as sacred
spare
to relieve of the necessity of doing or undergoing something
wane
to decrease in size, extent, or degree
shrink
1: to contract or curl up the body or part of it : HUDDLE, COWER 2 a: to contract to less extent or compass b: to become smaller or more compacted c: to lose substance or weight d: to lessen in value : DWINDLE 3 a: to recoil instinctively (as from something painful or horrible) b: to hold oneself back : REFRAIN
pro·tract
1: to prolong in time or space : CONTINUE
2: to extend forward or outward
cope
to deal effectively with something difficult
1
a: to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties —often used with with
learning to cope with the demands of her schedule
b: to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success —used with with
live·li·hood
means of support or subsistence
trade-off
the act of balancing two things that are opposed to each other
bound to
forced to do something by law, duty or a particular situation
to lay the groundwork/foundation
to provide the right conditions
swath
a stroke of or as if of a scythe
big area
havoc
wide and general destruction
great confusion and disorder
ravage
damage resulting from ravaging : violently destructive effect
resolve
to reach a firm decision about
