midterm Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
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Deploy
A
Arrange or utilize
2
Q
Opulent
A
Luxurious and wealthy
3
Q
Reiterate
A
Repeat for emphasis.
4
Q
Gibe
A
Taunt or mock
5
Q
Fortitude
A
Courage under adversity.
6
Q
Intimation
A
Hint or suggestion.
7
Q
Benevolent
A
Kind and generous
8
Q
Augment
A
Increase or enhance.
9
Q
Cursory
A
Quick and superficial.
10
Q
Fortuitous
A
Happening by chance.
11
Q
Meticulous
A
Precise and careful
12
Q
Temerity
A
Bold or audacious.
13
Q
Nostalgia
A
Sentimental past yearning
14
Q
stolid
A
Unemotional and calm.
15
Q
Belligerence
A
Aggression or hostility.
16
Q
Unkempt
A
Untidy or disheveled
17
Q
Jeopardy
A
Danger or risk
18
Q
Assiduous
A
showing you care
19
Q
Coerce
A
to force someone to do something
20
Q
Remiss
A
Negligent
21
Q
Perpetuate
A
to continue something
22
Q
malevolent
A
evil harmful
23
Q
Liquidate
A
convert assets
24
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Invulnerable
A
impossible to harm
25
Punitive
intended as punishment
26
Scrupulous
extremely attentive to details
27
Urbane
polished and refined
28
Assent
agree or approve
29
Fallow
Unused
30
Clemency
leniency
31
Craven
lacking courage
32
Tepid
unenthusiastic
33
Ascertain
to find something out for certain/ discover
34
Insidious
subtle but harmful
35
Converge
to meet
36
Urban
Relating to cities
37
Dilapidated
in a state of ruin as result of neglect
38
assuage
relieve/ease
39
repose
a state of rest
40
Negligible
small or unimportant
41
expunge
remove or erase
42
altruistic
not selfish/ concern for well being of others
43
truculent
quick to argue
44
diffident
modest or shy
45
adulterate
corrupt or poor in quality
