Overcoming obstacles #1 Flashcards
ail
V: to be ill or unwell
The government proposed a bailout to rescue the ailing car manufacturers
N: ailment
deteriorate
V: to become worse, to disintegrate
the abandoned house had deteriorated after years of exposure to harsh weather.
merit
N; excellence in achievement or performance
2. deserving of aid or recognition.
V: to deserve aid or recognition
- Scholarships will be given based on financial need and academic merit.
the environmental program merits further consideration by the government.
relinquish
V: to give up, abandon, release
after several day of bombardments, the rebels relinquished control control of the military base
concede
V: to yield or surrender, to give in
2. to admit to be true
The losing candidate graciously conceded defeat and congratulated his opponent.
2. the journalist conceded that his report may have been influenced by his own opinions.
N: concession
apt
A: able, skillful, fitting
The poems are accompanied by humorous and apt illustrations
N: aptitude
porous
A: permeable, penetrable; (of a rock or other material) having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass.
“layers of porous limestones”
pompous
A: excessive self-esteem in oneself; imperious,
a pompous ass who pretends he knows everything
wrath
N: indignation, chagrin; extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect).
“he hid his pipe for fear of incurring/suffering his father’s wrath”
superfluous
A: surplus; unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
“the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information”
residual
A: leftover, remaining; remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone.
“the withdrawal of residual occupying forces”
repudiate
V: refuse to accept or be associated with.
2. refute, disclaim; deny the truth or validity of.
“she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders”
2. “the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses”
