UL orals, part 1 Flashcards
barbaric
cruel or violent behaviour. not expected from well educated people
deterrent
a thing that makes somebody less likely to do something
to exonerate
state that somebody is not responsible for something that they have been blamed for
prosperous
rich and successful
state-sanctioned
allowed by the government
to make an appeal
request to a court to change the decision
sloppy
lack of care or effort
parole
permision, given to a prisoner, to leave prison before the end of their sentence if they will behave well
contoversial / henious
morally very bad
to do away with
to make something end
slash
reduce something by a large amount
accountable
you are responsible for your decisions and actions
outrage
strong feeling of shock or anger
alleviate
to make something less severe
steer
guide somebody’s behaviour or a way a situation develop
susceptible
very likely to be influenced by somebody
randomly
without deciding in advance
shrink
to make something smaller in size
acknowledge
to accept that something is true
pressing
needing to be dealt with immediately
altering
changing
tech-savvy
having a lot of knowledge about technology
adept
to be good at something
snap decisions
on the spot
accelerate
boost, speed up
drawback
negative side of something
to spark
to start
to have the edge
to have the advantage
circuitry
components of an electric circuit
staying on the top of the bubble
having the latest technology
