3rd Week Cards Flashcards
1
Q
Loathe
A
To hate
2
Q
Reprimand
A
To show sharp disapproval
3
Q
Lackluster
A
Dull
4
Q
Caustic
A
Sarcastic, Biting
5
Q
Wrest
A
Take By Force
6
Q
Crocodile Tears
A
Insincere Tears/Emotions
7
Q
Infamous
A
Famous for a bad Reason
8
Q
Jostle
A
Bump into/ Shove
9
Q
Dupe
A
A person easily Tricked
10
Q
Incipient
A
Jus beginning to Exist
11
Q
Inadvertent
A
Heedless, not attentive
12
Q
To carry the Day
A
To win the approval of the majority
13
Q
Ominous
A
Threatening
14
Q
Tremulous
A
Quivering/Tremblinh
15
Q
Repúdiate
A
To reject, decline
16
Q
Cessation
A
A stopping
17
Q
Bristle
A
Stiffen With Fear or Anger
18
Q
Skid Row
A
Disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people “on the skid”
19
Q
Euphemism
A
A less offensive term
20
Q
Mundane
A
Worldly/Boring
21
Q
Incongruous
A
Inappropriate
22
Q
Condolence
A
Pity/Sympathy
23
Q
Stipulate
A
To specify a condition
24
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To go up in smoke
A
To come to no practical result
