Vocabulary Words 7

Front 1

constructive

Back 1

1. Serving to improve or advance; helpful: constructive criticism.
2. Of or relating to construction; structural.
3. Law Inferred, imputed, or presumed from circumstances

Front 2

construe

Back 2

1. To understand or explain the meaning of (something), especially in a particular way; interpret: The waiter construed my smile as assent. The editorial construed the act as irresponsible. See Synonyms at explain.
2. Grammar
a. To analyze the structure of (a clause or sentence).
b. To use syntactically: The noun fish can be construed as singular or plural.
3. To translate, especially aloud.
v.intr.
1. To analyze grammatical structure.
2. To be subject to grammatical analysis.
n. (kŏnstr′)
An interpretation or translation.

Front 3

destitute

Back 3

1. Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.
2. Utterly lacking; devoid: Young recruits destitute of any experience.

Front 4

expound

Back 4

1. To explain in detail; elucidate: She expounded her theory on the origin of the conflict.
2. To make known or set forth; present:

Front 5

facile

Back 5

1.
a. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy: a facile victory.
b. Working, acting, or done with ease and fluency: a facile writer; facile prose. See Synonyms at easy.
2. Arrived at or presented without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: We don't need another facile solution to a complex problem.
3. Archaic Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner.

Front 6

facsimile

Back 6

1. An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document.
2. See fax.
adj.
1. Of or used to produce exact reproductions, as of documents.
2. Exactly reproduced; duplicate.

Front 7

factotum

Back 7

An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities.

Front 8

infrastructure

Back 8

1. An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
2. The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons.

Front 9

proficient

Back 9

Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
n.
A person who exhibits such competence; an expert.

Front 10

proponent

Back 10

One who argues in support of something; an advocate.

Front 11

restitution

Back 11

1. The act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away, lost, or surrendered.
2. The act of making good or compensating for loss, damage, or injury; indemnification.
3. A return to or restoration of a previous state or position.

Front 12

statue

Back 12

A three-dimensional form or likeness sculpted, modeled, carved, or cast in material such as stone, clay, wood, or bronze.