sr eng list 8 Flashcards by Kathryn Twitchell

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admonish

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to warn

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ascribe

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to attribute give credit to

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aspersion

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defamatory remark

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moot

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not arguable already settled

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carte blanche

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full power

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duplicity

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cunning or deception double dealing

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catalyst

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one beginning a process

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capricious

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unpredictable

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fleece

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to rip off defraud

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exorbitate

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exceeding appropriate limits

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myopic

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near-sighted

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macabre

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gruesome

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mundane

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routine ordinary

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quell

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to put down

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enumerate

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to list

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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inhibition

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restraint

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finite

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having limited boundaries

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succinct

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brief terse

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tacit

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silent

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scenario

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summary

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ostensible

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professed so-called

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prolific

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producing great quantities

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repudiate

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to reject as untrue to refuse to recognize or acknowledge

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sanction

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to agree

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taint

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to smear corrupt

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umbrage

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offense

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tenure

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permanence of position

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vis-a-vis

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face to face

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wanton

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extravagant unjust cruel