sr eng list 5 Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
acquiesce
A
to consent, give in to
2
Q
ameliorate
A
to make better, improve
3
Q
augment
A
to increase
4
Q
auspicious
A
favorable
5
Q
belittle
A
to put down
6
Q
brevity
A
conciseness
7
Q
coalesce
A
to fuse unite
8
Q
compliant
A
agreeing
8
Q
deplete
A
to exhausted use up
9
Q
deride
A
to ridicule
10
Q
digress
A
to stray from the topic
11
Q
efface
A
to erase destroy
12
Q
emulate
A
to imitate identify with
13
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extraneous
A
not essential
14
Q
furtive
A
shifty sneaky
15
Q
immutable
A
unchangeable
16
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inadvertent
A
unintentional
17
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innate
A
inborn inherited
18
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levity
A
light manner
19
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malfeasance
A
misconduct in public misbehavior
20
Q
mitigate
A
to make less severe
20
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preclude
A
to prevent
20
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sage
A
wise person
20
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prodigious
A
great in size or force
20
remorse
feelings of guilt regret
20
repress
to suppress hold down
21
respite
short rest pause
22
scrutinize
to inspect carefully
23
virtuoso
one talented in arts/music
24
reprehensible
worthy of censure blame worthy
