Hit List #2 Flashcards
1
Q
Predicament
A
Difficult situation
2
Q
Conviction
A
Strong belief
3
Q
Underscore
A
To highlight or to emphasize
4
Q
Understate
A
To downplay
5
Q
Undermine
A
To weaken
6
Q
Substantiate
A
To support with evidence
7
Q
Infer
A
To conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning
8
Q
Imply
A
To (strongly) suggest
9
Q
Detract
A
To take away the worth of value of
10
Q
Admonish
A
To scold mildly, to warn
11
Q
Ruminate
A
To think deeply about something
12
Q
Enumerate
A
To list
13
Q
Denounce
A
To declare as wrong or evil
14
Q
Abolish
A
To formally put to an end
15
Q
Qualify
A
To make a statement less absolute, to modify, to restrict, to limit
16
Q
Conform
A
To comply with standards, to behave according to convention
17
Q
Arrest
A
To stop
18
Q
Check
A
To stop or slow down the progress of
19
Q
Betray
A
To reveal
20
Q
Enjoy
A
To possess and benefit from (as in a political right to vote)
