set 3 Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
Q

curtail

A

to reduce in extent or quantity

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2
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degrade

A

to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect

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3
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denounce

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to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

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4
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impose

A

to force a rule or punishment to be accepted or obeyed

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5
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impede

A

to delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing; to hinder

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6
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obstruct

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to block or deliberatley make something difficult

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6
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mandate

A

to order sometehing to be done or someone behave in a certain way

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7
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oppressive

A

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint

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8
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preclude

A

to make impossible

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9
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repression

A

the rerstraint

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