english: vocab lesson 7-8 Flashcards
attacks on a person’s character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks
aspersions
a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting o conscience or pang of guilt
compunction
hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule
derision
moral disapproval
disapprobation
to banish or exclude from a group; to shun
ostracize
- to criticize sharply
* strong criticism
rebuke
a sudden, intense feeling of disgust
revulsion
vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul mouthed
scurrilous
to reject scornfully
spurn
intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging
vitriolic
- responsible; required to answer for one’s action’s
* explainable
accountable
giving constant attention; hard-working; conscientious
assiduous
- a situation that remains in effect unless specifically set in some other way
- failure to complete a task or meet an obligation
- to fail to meet an obligation
default
- ineffective; feeble; useless
* careless and irresponsible
feckless
- imposed as a duty or an obligation
- currently holding an office or a position
- a person currently holding a position or an office
incumbent
- a legal responsibility or obligation
* something that holds one back; a handicap
liability
required or commanded by authority
mandatory
neglect; lack of proper care or attention
negligence
difficult to bear, carry, or do; troublesome; burdensome
onerous
lax or careless in attending to duty
remiss
