ramdom Flashcards
unterschlagen
embezzle
defalcate
peculate
herabsetzen
verunglimpfen
disparage
Hebelwirkung
Einfluss
leverage
to leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or an arrest for an unlawful action such as theft
abscond
keen insight
acumen
indicate faintly; report or represent in outline (James Madison ——— the necessity that the Senate be somewhat insulated from public passions)
adumbrate
eagerness, speed
alacrity
a cursed, detested person
anathema
hard-working, diligent
assiduous
hard-working, diligent
burnish
to urge, coax
cajole
Intended to entrap or confuse; marked by a disposition to find fault
captious
mercy
clemency
intellectually convincing
cogent
penitent, eager to be forgiven
contrite
readiness to believe
credulity
brief to the point of being superficial
cursory
to belittle
deprecate
dried up, dehydrated
desiccated
shy, quiet, modest
diffident
rambling, lacking order
discursive
to conceal, fake
dissemble
extremely lively, enthusiastic
embullient
impudence, nerve, insolence
effrontery
extremely bad
egregious
fleeting, momentary
evanescent
to make amends for, atone
expiate
to praise, revere
extol
meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
fastidious
having a foul odour
fetid
troublesome or irritable
fractious
talkative, wordy
garrulous
unlucky
hapless
a ranting speech
harangue
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
iconoclast
commanding, domineering
imperious
rude, insolent
impertinent
rash; hastily done
impetuous
casually rude, insolent, impertinent
impudent
incapable of defeat, failure, decay
indefatigable
hostile
inimical