Unit Two Flashcards

Review vocabulary.

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

concurrent

A

occurring at the same time

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

confiscate

A

to take possession of

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

constitute

A

to form

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

decipher

A

to figure out

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

default

A

not to do something required

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

hypothetical

A

imaginary

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

nominal

A

very little

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

predominant

A

main

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

prerequisite

A

a requirement

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

recession

A

an economic setback

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

degenerate

A

to get worse

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

implausible

A

unbelievable

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

incoherent

A

unclear

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

intercede

A

to plead for someone

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

intricate

A

complicated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

sanctuary

A

a shelter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

scrutiny

A

attention

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

sinister

A

evil

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

suffice

A

to be adequate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

vulnerable

A

open

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

blatant

A

unmistakable

22
Q

blight

A

something that harms

23
Q

contrive

A

to think up

24
Q

garble

A

to jumble

25
Q

gaunt

A

very thin

26
Q

gloat

A

to be overly self-satisfied

27
Q

immaculate

A

spotless

28
Q

plagiarism

A

the stealing of ideas

29
Q

qualm

A

a guilty feeling

30
Q

retaliate

A

to take revenge

31
Q

curtail

A

to shorten

32
Q

devastate

A

to upset greatly

33
Q

digress

A

to go off the subject

34
Q

incentive

A

encouragement

35
Q

incorporate

A

to join together

36
Q

indispensable

A

needed

37
Q

intermittent

A

irregular

38
Q

rigor

A

a hardship

39
Q

squander

A

to misuse

40
Q

succumb

A

to yield

41
Q

alleviate

A

to ease

42
Q

benefactor

A

a financial supporter

43
Q

covert

A

concealed

44
Q

cynic

A

someone who believes the worst

45
Q

demise

A

dying

46
Q

infamous

A

known unfavorably

47
Q

intrinsic

A

fundamental

48
Q

revulsion

A

hatred

49
Q

speculate

A

to guess

50
Q

virile

A

having attractive male qualities