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11 Cards in this Set
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Expunge
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(verb) to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate
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Indelible
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(Adj.) Not able to be erased, removed (literal), forgotten (figurative)
The page was marked with indelible ink. |
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Untenable
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(Adj.) 1) Indefensible as an argument, thesis
2) unfit to be occupied (as in a house, apartment) |
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Rapprochement
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(noun) an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations (especially between previously feuding national groups)
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Punitive
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(adj.) serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
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Dilatory
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(adj.) 1) tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
2) intended to cause delay or stall |
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Expeditious
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(adj.) characterized by efficient quickness
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Delineate
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(verb) 1) to literally draw an outline of something, trace/sketch in outline
2) to describe, "outline," with precision |
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a) Onus
as opposed to b) Opus |
a) (noun) 1) a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
2) blame or responsibility b) a composition, especially musical (magnum opus: greatest of career) |
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Voluble
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Adjective: characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative
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Exigency
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–noun, plural -cies.
1. exigent state or character; urgency. 2. Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life. 3. a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency. |