Flash Card 4

Question 1

undermine

Answer 1

lessen the effectiveness

Question 2

versatile

Answer 2

adaptable

Question 3

nonetheless

Answer 3

in spite; nevertheless

Question 4

enrich

Answer 4

enhance

Question 5

illiterate

Answer 5

unable to read or write

Question 6

prosecuted

Answer 6

to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court

Question 7

triumph

Answer 7

a great victory

Question 8

apex

Answer 8

the highest point of achievement; climax

Question 9

culmination

Answer 9

the highest point of something; climax

Question 10

garner

Answer 10

gather; collect

Question 11

expense

Answer 11

cost

Question 12

deficiency

Answer 12

shortage

Question 13

undertake

Answer 13

take on

Question 14

overtake

Answer 14

pass

Question 15

adversary

Answer 15

opponent

Question 16

redundancy

Answer 16

no longer useful

Question 17

malfeasance

Answer 17

misconduct; wrongdoing

Question 18

deterrent

Answer 18

a thing that discourages

Question 19

rebuke

Answer 19

sharp disapproval or criticism

Question 20

sturdy

Answer 20

strongly built

Question 21

commanding

Answer 21

having a position of authority

Question 22

potent

Answer 22

powerful; influential

Question 23

municipality

Answer 23

town

Question 24

counterpart

Answer 24

another person or thing that has a similar function in a different place

Question 25

scrupulous

Answer 25

extremely attentive to details

Question 26

rigorous

Answer 26

extremely thorough and careful

Question 27

indiscriminately

Answer 27

randomly

Question 28

sought

Answer 28

attempt to find

Question 29

distort

Answer 29

pull or twist out of shape; deform

Question 30

surmount

Answer 30

overcome