sr eng list 8 Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
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admonish
A
to warn
2
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ascribe
A
to attribute give credit to
2
Q
aspersion
A
defamatory remark
2
Q
moot
A
not arguable already settled
3
Q
carte blanche
A
full power
3
Q
duplicity
A
cunning or deception double dealing
3
Q
catalyst
A
one beginning a process
3
Q
capricious
A
unpredictable
3
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fleece
A
to rip off defraud
3
Q
exorbitate
A
exceeding appropriate limits
3
Q
myopic
A
near-sighted
3
Q
macabre
A
gruesome
3
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mundane
A
routine ordinary
3
Q
quell
A
to put down
3
Q
enumerate
A
to list
4
Q
impunity
A
freedom from punishment
4
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inhibition
A
restraint
4
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finite
A
having limited boundaries
4
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succinct
A
brief terse
4
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tacit
A
silent
4
Q
scenario
A
summary
4
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ostensible
A
professed so-called
4
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prolific
A
producing great quantities
4
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repudiate
A
to reject as untrue to refuse to recognize or acknowledge
4
sanction
to agree
5
taint
to smear corrupt
5
umbrage
offense
5
tenure
permanence of position
5
vis-a-vis
face to face
5
wanton
extravagant unjust cruel
