Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
aspersions |
attacks on a person's character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks
|
|
|
compunction |
a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting of conscience or pang of guilt
|
|
|
derision |
hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule
|
|
|
disapprobation |
moral disapproval
|
|
|
ostracize |
to banish or exclude form a group; to shun
|
|
|
rebuke |
- to criticize sharply
-strong criticism |
|
|
revulsion |
a sudden, intense feeling of disgust
|
|
|
scurrilous |
vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul-mouthed
|
|
|
spurn |
to reject scornfully
|
|
|
vitriolic |
intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging
|
|
|
accountable |
-responsible, required to answer for ones actions
- explainable |
|
|
assiduous |
giving constant attention; hard-working; conscientious
|
|
|
default |
- a situation that remains in effect unless specifically set in some other way
- failure to complete a task or meet an obligation -to fail to meet an obligation |
|
|
feckless |
- ineffective; feeble; useless
- careless and irresponsible |
|
|
incumbent |
-imposed as a duty or an obligation
- currently holding an office or a position - a person currently a position or an office |
|
|
liability
|
-legal responsibility or obligation
- something that holds one back; a handicap |
|
|
mandatory
|
required or commanded by authority
|
|
|
negligence
|
neglect; lack of proper care or attention
|
|
|
onerous
|
difficult to bear, carry, or do; troublesome; burdensome
|
|
|
remiss |
lax or careless in attending to duty |
