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24 Cards in this Set
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Construe
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ken stru'
verb to draw forth She hoped we wouldn't construe her decision to run for office as a thirst for power. |
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Tolerate
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tol' er ate
verb to put up with,to bear Dentist love patients who can tolerate pain. |
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Impunity
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im pyu' ne te
noun freedom from punishment The doctor crossed the border with impunity. |
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Distraught
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dis trot'
adjetive mentally confused,crazed She is very distraught. |
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Duplicity
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du plis' e te
noun cunning,trickery Duplicity is the stock in trade of all skillful counterspies. |
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stock in trade
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the goods,tools,and other requisites of a profession
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to take down a peg
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to take the conceit out of a braggart
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to pass the buck
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to evade responsibility
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to lionize a person
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to make a big fuss oversomeone
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Acrimonious
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ak' re mo' ne es
adjetive bitter We tried to ignore her acrimonious comments. |
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Paucity
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po'se te
adjetive scarcity That school had a paucity of knowledge. |
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Elicit
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i lis' it
verb to make a deduction,to infer It isn't easy to elicit answers from a class on Monday. |
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Pernicious
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per nish' es
adjetive harmful,causing injury The dictator made pernicious rules. |
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Culprit
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kul' prit
noun the guilty person The culprit was caught red handed. |
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Inexorable
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in ek' ser e bel
adjetive inflexible,unrelenting Sally is a very inexorable person. |
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Egregious
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i gre' jes
adjetive remarkably bad The bank teller made an egregious mistake. |
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Rampant
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ram'pant
adjetive going unchecked,widespread When the plague was rampant the island George's wife died. |
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Inane
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in an'
adjetive foolish Orville Wrigt was criticized for his inane desire to fly. |
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Ethics
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eth'iks
noun code of principles People have different ethics. |
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Concur
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ken ker'
verb agree If I can get my parents to concur,I will be able to go out of town. |
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Clandestine
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klan des' ten
adjetive secret;undercover They had a clandestine meeting. |
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Flagrant
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fla' grent
adjetive outrageous,glaringly bad Parking in front of a fire hydrant is a flagrant violation of the city's law. |
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Admonish
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ad mon'ish
verb to warn,to reprove I suspect my mom will admonish me for coming home late. |
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Duress
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du res'
adjetive compulsion,force The confession was signed under duress. |
