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Rash (adj) That was a rash decision - you didn't think about the costs involved. |
Careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result |
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Abrogate (v) Companies are really abrogating responsibility for safety. The treaty was abrogated in 1929. |
- To avoid something that you should do - To end a law, agreement, or custom formally |
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Glitch (n) We'd expect a few glitches, but everything's gone remarkably smoothly. |
A small problem or fault that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it should |
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Overwhelm (v) Doctors' office would be overwhelmed with phone calls. They were overwhelm with grief when their baby died. |
- To be too much to deal with - To cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion |
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Vociferous (adj) Local activist groups have become increasingly vociferous as the volume of traffic passing through the village has increased. |
Repeatedly and loudly express your opinions and complaints, or (of demands, complaints, etc.) expressed in this way |