Vocabulary: Mcat Purpose 27

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Impeach

Back 1

[v] call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice)

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Steward

Back 2

[v] (of an official) supervise arrangements or keep order at (a large public event)
[n] an official appointed to supervise arrangements or keep order at a large public event

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Confrontation

Back 3

[n] a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties

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Feat

Back 4

[n] an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength

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Infuse

Back 5

[v] fill; pervade

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Reminiscence

Back 6

[n] a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator

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Reminiscent

Back 7

[adj] tending to remind one of something

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Deference

Back 8

[n] polite submission and respect

Hint 8

don't confuse with:
defer: postpone
defer to: acknowledge the merit of

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Deprecate

Back 9

[v] express disapproval of

Hint 9

refer: condemn

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Ominous

Back 10

[adj] giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen

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Ingenuous

Back 11

[adj] (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting

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Abide

Back 12

[v] (abide by) accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation);
(can/could not abide) be unable to tolerate;
(abide) (of a feeling or memory) continue without fading or being lost

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Ingenue

Back 13

[n] an innocent or unsophisticated young woman

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Revulsion

Back 14

[n] a sense of disgust and loathing

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Imminent

Back 15

[adj] about to happen

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Venue

Back 16

[n] the place where something happens, especially conference, or sports competition

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Oath

Back 17

[n] a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behaviour

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Reprehend

Back 18

[v] reprimand

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Reprimand

Back 19

[v] address a reprimand to;
[n] a formal expression of disapproval

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Opine

Back 20

[v] hold and state as one's opinion

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Impunity

Back 21

[n] exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

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Mischievous

Back 22

[adj] causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way

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Nuisance

Back 23

[n] a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

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Absurd

Back 24

[adj] wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate

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Instigate

Back 25

[v] bring about or initiate (an action or event)

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Furrow

Back 26

[n] a line or wrinkle on a person's face

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Frown

Back 27

[v] furrow one's brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration;
(frown on/upon): disapprove of

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Stifle

Back 28

[v] 1. make (someone) unable to breath properly; suffocate;
2. restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion);
prevent or constrain (an activity or idea)