sat 13 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
0
Q

coerce

A

to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

cajole

A

to gradually persuade someone to do something by benign nice to them or making promises to them

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

deplete

A

to reduce the amount of something that is available

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

detrimental

A

causing harm or danger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

sporadic

A

happening often but not regularly or continuously

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

carp

A

large fish or to complain about something or criticize someone all the time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

advocate

A

to publicly support a particularly way of doing things

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

alienate

A

to make someone feel that they do not belong in a group or to give the legal right to a piece of land

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

compatible

A

able to exist or be used together without causing problems

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

susceptible

A

likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a problem or easily influenced or affected by something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

blatant

A

used to describe something bad that is happening when it is so easy to notice that it shocks and surprises you

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

capricious

A

done or used in a way that does not always seem to be reasonable or changing quickly and suddenly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

devious

A

using tricks or lies to get what you want and not going the most direct way to get to a place

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

extraneous

A

not important or related to a subject or problem or coming from outside

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

facilitate

A

to make it easier for a process or activity to happen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

resign

A

to officially and permanently leave your job because you want to or to make yourself accept something that you do not like but cant be changed

16
Q

resignation

A

act of resigning or a written statement to say you are doing this, the act of calmly accepting a bad situation that cant be changed

17
Q

exhaust

A

to make someone tired or to use all of something or to talk about something so much

18
Q

enervated

A

having lost energy and feelings weak

19
Q

bolster

A

to improve something by making it stronger or bigger or to help someone to feel better and more positivity

20
Q

belittle

A

make someone or something seem small or unimportant

21
Q

denounce

A

to publicly express disapproval of someone or something it to give info to police about illegal activities

22
Q

flagrant

A

action that is shocking because it it done in a way that is easily noticed and shows no respect for laws, truth, and someones feeling

23
Q

arbitrary

A

decided or arranged without any reason or plan or having unlimited power

24
Q

desultory

A

done without any particular plan or purpose or lacking consistency