Vocab 3 Flashcards

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

an act of granting or yielding, a privilege, such as the right to use land for a purpose.

A

Concession

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

to destroy completely; to vanquish; to make ineffectual or unimportant;

A

Annihilate

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

to destroy or kill a large part of; to eliminate one out of ten;

A

Decimate

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

to break up and scatter or spread; to dispel

A

Disperse

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

to escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or cleverness; to avoid doing something.

A

Evade

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

glaringly bad, notorious; outrageous;

A

Flagrant

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

quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting; impudence;

A

Insolence

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

to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; to remove by cleansing.

A

Purge

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

having an unnatural love of cruelty to others; extremely cruel to persons or animals.

A

Sadistic

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

iridescent; having the many-colored qualities of an opal.

A

Opalescent

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

representing or composed of members of two parties.

A

Bipartisan

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

courteous and agreeable in conversation,

A

Affable

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