Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Rampant

A

going unchecked, widespread

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2
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Inane

A

foolish

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3
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Ethics

A

code of principals

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4
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Concur

A

agree

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5
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Clandestine

A

secret, undercover

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6
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Flagrant

A

outrages, glaringly bad

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7
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Admonish

A

to warn, to reprove

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8
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Duress

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compulsion, force

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9
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Culprit

A

the guilty person

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10
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Inexorable

A

inflexible, unrelenting

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11
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Egregious

A

remarkably bad

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12
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Distraught

A

mentally confused, crazed

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13
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Duplicity

A

cunning, trickery

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14
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Acrimonious

A

bitter

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15
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Paucity

A

scarcity

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16
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Elicit

A

to draw forth

17
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Pernicious

A

harmful, causing injury

18
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Tolerate

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to put up with, to bear

19
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Construe

A

to make a deduction, to infer

20
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Impunity

A

freedom from punishment