Week 13 Flashcards
Importune
Ask urgently
The kid importuned his mom for money to buy new shoes
Incontrovertible
Undeniable
The evidence was incontrovertible
Surreptitious
Stealthy, accomplished by secret
The man got rich surreptitiously
Haven
Place of safety
The room was a safe haven from zombies
Subjugate
Conquer
Hitler subjugated a lot of territory
Ultimate
Final
The fighter used his ultimate kick to finish off the round
Eventuate
To result finally
The investigation eventuated to the man being guilty
Emit
To give off
The man emitted a bad smell
Subterranean
Underground
Ants live in subterranean places
Viable
Practical, workable
The job wasn’t very viable for my health
Premise
Grounds for a conclusion
The men were at the premise of the crime
Jeopardize
Endanger
The fireworks inside the house jeopardized everyone inside
Incredulous
Skeptical
The man was incredulous about the deal
Permeate
To spread through
The smell permeated through the room
Propitious
Favorable
Grandma was not very propitious so I had to ask later
Surmise
Educated guess
I had to surmise who the felon was
Curtail
To cut short figuratively
The speech was curtailed for the next persons speech
Repress
To keep in control
The emotions were repressed and they were dishonest
Cryptic
Puzzling
The cryptic message was hard to decode
Inchoate
In an early stage
The house was inchoate and not finished
