R2 Flashcards
A file containing detailed records on a person or subject
Dossier (Duh - Si - Jej)
A patient’s dossier
Police began compiling a dossier on him
Publishing private or identitying info about sb on the Internet typically with malicious intent
Dox sb
The hackers regularly dox public and private figures
Generally known for and talked of
Widely and unfavorablly known
Notorious
Iron is a notorious conductor of heat
He is known for his notorious behavior (lacking respect)
A boastful and pompous person
Blowhard
But he was seen by many in Congress as a blowhard, given to long-winded talks bristling with allusions to the Bible, ancient history, and the Constitution.
Excessively proud of oneself
Vainglorious
This vainglorious boast of personal infallibility
Never failing never wrong always right
Infallible
An individualizing characteristic or quality
Indiosyncrasy
The tendency to hallucinate information into existence is one of AI’s indiosyncrasies.
Not resulting through deliberate planning
Unintentional
Inadvertent (inad-vertent)
The inadvertent ommison of information
An inadavertent administrative error resulted in an overpayment
Voluntarily give up
Relinquish
He slowly relinquished his grip on the bar
He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive
To stop on interrupt someone in a convo to trouble them
To stop sbs movement or progress
Waylay
Gangs would waylay tourists on that road in order to steal their belongings
Surpassing all others, finest
Preeminent
This poem is a preeminent example of his work
Tesla was a preeminent scientist of his day