Flashcards in Deriv 29-32 Deck (32)
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Cancel or repeal by authority, annul
Abrogate
2
Full of self importance and unwarranted pride
Arrogant
3
Belittling, tending to lessen or detract
Derogatory
4
Having to do with the home or housekeeping
Domestic
5
Impediment
An obstacle, anything that interferes
6
An exclusive right, a superior advantage
Prerogative
7
Promoting health or welfare
Salubrious
8
The practice of lending money at excessive interest
Usury
9
Without dishonesty, fraud, or deceit
Bonafide
10
Daily, in the daytime
Diurnal
11
Dig out of the earth
Exhume
12
Faithful devotion to duty or obligation
Fidelity
13
Bury (of a dead body)
Inhume
14
A puzzle consisting of pictures, letters, signs, which suggest a word or phrase
Rebus
15
To live a rural life, use rough looking stone on a building
Rusticate
16
Shallow, not profound
Superficial
17
To gather together in proper order, to compare facts
Collate
18
To yield to the wishes of another
Defer
19
Courteous regard or respect
Deference
20
Slow or late in doing things
Dilatory
21
Application by authority
Imposition
22
To conclude from something unknown or assumed
Infer
23
Apparently, seemingly
Ostensibly
24
Containing a promise
Promissory
25
A meeting or plan to discuss something
Consultation
26
Believable, reliable
Credible
27
Giving offense, inciting ill-will
Invidious
28
Stingy, miserly
Parsimonious
29
A harmless preparation given to patients to humor them
Placebo
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