Verbs/Adverbs Flashcards
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Stultify
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Stultify:
1) cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
(“the mentally stultifying effects of a disadvantaged home”)
synonyms: hamper, impede, thwart, frustrate, foil, suppress, smother
(“social welfare was stultified by international trade regulations”)
bore, make bored, dull, numb, benumb, stupefy
“he stultifies her with too much gentleness”
2. cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd. (“Counsel is not expected to stultify himself in an attempt to advance his client’s interests”)
2
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Inter Alia
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Inter alia (adverb) Among other things
3
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Ex nihilo
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Ex nihilo
“Out of nothing”
4
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Prima facie
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Prima facie
“At first look” or “on its face”
The idea that something is true until it is proven to be otherwise.
