English Vocabulary Ch.3

Front 1

curtail

Back 1

v- to cut short or reduce

Front 2

discriminate

Back 2

1-v. to make or recognize clear distinctions.
2- to treat in a less or more favorable way.

Front 3

Espionage

Back 3

n- the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government

Front 4

Inalienable

Back 4

adj- not able to be taken or given away

Front 5

Incarcerate

Back 5

v- to confine or to put in prison

Front 6

Indignity

Back 6

n- an insult to one's pride; offensive or humiliating treatment.

Front 7

Indiscriminate

Back 7

adj- not marked by careful distinctions; haphazard

Front 8

Infamous

Back 8

1-adj. having a very bad reputation; notorious
2- discraceful; vicious

Front 9

intercede

Back 9

v- to act or plead on another's behalf; to try to smooth the differences between two parties

Front 10

malign

Back 10

v- to say negative and unfair things about; slander

Front 11

perpetrate

Back 11

v- to commit, as a crime or other antisocial act

Front 12

rampant

Back 12

adj- threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread

Front 13

rancor

Back 13

n- a deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness

Front 14

reparation

Back 14

1-n a mending or repair
2- (usually plural) a making up or payment for a wrong damage done, especially in the case of an international war

Front 15

smattering

Back 15

1-n superficial, scattered knowledge
2- a small amount