Vocab List 2 Flashcards
defendant
de·fend·ant
[dih-fen-duhnt ]
noun
Law. a person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court
elusive
e·lu·sive
[ih-loo-siv]
adjective
eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define:
exploit
ex·ploit
[ek-sploit, ik-sploit]
verb
to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account.
to use selfishly for one’s own ends
integrity
in·teg·ri·ty [in-teg-ri-tee]
noun
adherence to moral and ethical principles;
or
sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition:
novice
nov·ice
[nov-is]
noun
- a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner;
- a person who has been received into a religious order or congregation for a period of probation before taking vows.
prodigal
prod·i·gal
[prod-i-guhl]
adjective and noun
1.adjective - wastefully or recklessly extravagant:
2 noun - a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
quarry
quar·ry
[kwor-ee]
noun
an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
raconteur
rac·on·teur
[rak-uhn-tur]
noun
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
rebuttal
re·but·tal
[ri-buht-l]
noun
an act of giving the opposite point of view, as in a debate
recant
re·cant
[ri-kant]
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
proposal
pro·pos·al
[pruh-poh-zuhl]
noun
the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance.
satiate
sa·ti·ate
verb
to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary
slander
slan·der
[slan-der]
noun
a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report
spendthrift
spend·thrift
[spend-thrift]
noun
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
swindle
swin·dle
[swin-dl] noun
verb
- to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- to obtain by fraud or deceit.
temper
tem·per
[tem-per]
noun
1 habit of mind, especially with respect to irritability or patience, outbursts of anger, or the like; disposition: an even temper.
2 . heat of mind or passion, shown in outbursts of anger, resentment, etc.
terminate
ter·mi·nate
[tur-muh-neyt]
verb (used with object)
1.to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate an agreement
truant
tru·ant
[troo-uhnt]
noun
- a student who stays away from school without permission.
2. a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.
truncate
trun·cate
[truhng-keyt]
verb (used with object)
to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short:
verify
ver·i·fy
[ver-u-fahy]
verb (used with object),.
1 to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate:
- to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison:
- to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm.
yearning
yearn·ing
[yur-ning]
noun
- deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness:
- an instance of such longing.
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But he is a famous film actor who feeds a popular ***** for heroes, even fictional ones.
Blogs and news sites across the web host message boards ** for your commentary.
yearning
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But you should **and validate the end products of their promises.
Field trials to **the results of earlier lab and greenhouse studies have shown good results.
In both cases the researchers were able to **mutation rates and relatedness measures.
Measure for equal diagonal dimensions to **that the structure will be square.
He was under no professional sense of duty to look up and ****his references, and he regularly omitted to do it.
The key is to **book ownership and to let the reader unlock other versions.
verify
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Comments are useless and easily misunderstood if you ** the conclusions.
To *** a long and tedious story, it has not so far succeeded.
Unfortunately, anthologies *** selections, but often excerpts can move us to read works in their entirety.
The number you’re left with is called a *** of the first number because it is shortened.
truncate
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Rios did catch up on the assignments he had missed, with the help of a teacher at the school from which he had long been .
The first tour of the season to discover and report ** school-boys was made yesterday by the agents.
By then, the days were long gone when *** officers had prowled the streets and visited homes to pick up hooky players.
truant
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The district court has discretion whether to ** a consent decree.
The public-works minister resigned rather than *** the contracts.
For other letters the service scratches *** where the incisions begin.
By medical definition, the pills block rather than ** pregnancy.
terminate
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Recessions tend to ** ambitions, and it appears that even inaugural ceremonies may be on the chopping block at some colleges.
Governments seem unable to use budgets to *** recessions.
His large size and uncertain *** make him well respected by the other chimpanzees.
Let scientific ** govern the social aspirations of science and benefit humanity in its total development.
temper
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Their duties range from checking that market traders do not ** customers to tracking down brothels.
The corresponding *** relating to economics takes place outside of economic theory proper.
And consider that government-backed standards in the credit card banking sector have already proved futile, one *** at a time.
It would be explosive if high pay continued to be seen as a **.
swindle
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His ***** ways with our money were replaced with miserly ways with his own.
***** provisions often prevent a beneficiary from selling or transferring their ownership interest in the trust.
And politicians, ***** as some may be, are not the main source of the problem.
But new data seem to show that people are not nearly as ***** and heedless of the future as is commonly believed.
spendthrift
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It is a cruel * to say that the race will not work, except on compulsion.
Using *** is really not an intelligent way to bolster your own argument.
It is a crime to incite a riot, for instance, as it is to libel or *** someone.
The accusations that both got their jobs through cronyism approaches **.
He was called ignorant by some fool and he sued them for **.
slander
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His first week’s experience has given him plenty of meat to ** his hunger for broad social observations.
Adding a few nuts as snacks before you eat your main meals will ** you..
Yes, it will ***** curiosities, possibly even some of yours.
satiate
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Several refused to *** formally, only making statements that they were no longer sure.
He had to publicly ** his critical remarks about her.
Many detainees were required to ** their religious beliefs as a precondition of release.
recant
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There is a theory and a ** for every point you make as well as the other side.
If luncheon meats are to be your *** for scientifically sound arguments, your point of view is dead meat.
It’s actually this author’s *** to the precautionary principle that is weak.
Frank offered no **, but the answer he could have made is so obvious.
rebuttal
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The book grew less out of the literary ambitions of its author than out of her marvelous skills as a **.
And his friends knew him as a highly entertaining mimic and **.
As a **** he has few rivals for his fund of anecdotes seem inexhaustible and his manner of telling the tales fascinating.
raconteur
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Three other prisoners who were on the ledge escaped injury by leaping 40 feet into a sandpit.
Pavers and **tile are designed especially for heavy-duty floor use.
The students participated in an archaeological dig at a lime **here.
It’s an old **turned into a horticultural dreamscape.
And it can be dangerous, say, if an enemy strikes while the snake’s coiled around its ***.
quarry
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Players searched for a good pickup game, owners digested a new **and each side anxiously awaited an arbitration decision.
It is unclear how much of the jobs ***will get enacted given the acrimony between the two political parties.
If the ***were put into legislation, that key question would have to be answered.
The actual monitoring system **doesn’t actually require much new from industrialized countries.
proposal
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It was not a ’s return to neoconservatism, from one simplicity to another.
They left others to gather up the flowers which they scattered with a **hand.
At a garden party the food is often much more *** than at a tea in town.
The future of the city is, in great measure, in the hands of these **sons and daughters.
She had been **of all her resources, money and energy and imaginative stratagems and loving kindness.
prodigal
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In any case, my question is about whether or not I should collect restitution from the .
The most contentious part of the bill is the proposal to allow juries to be told of a **’s criminal record.
Toss in a poignant midlife romance and an innocent, put-upon **, and you have a novel with wide appeal.
If the **elects to waive his constitutional rights, the burden of establishing that waiver is on the prosecution.
The ***had spent weeks in jail pre-trail.
defendant
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He was inspired by the idea that the plots of movies could be so mysterious, **, and unpredictable.
It can be difficult to find the ***online job.
We have finally caught up to our ***prey.
The paintings are by turns austere and voluptuous, evocative and ***.
Human memory can be maddeningly ***.
So go ahead and educate me as to its seemingly **advantages.
elusive
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The rich and famous can hire the best lawyers, employ their own investigators and **the media to their advantage.
The power of the universe is waiting for you to ***it.
They continue to over- ***all the island’s resources.
Maintain command of the seas and the ability to ***naval power on the periphery of the Eurasian land mass.
New studies reveal how cells ***biochemical randomness .
It was an opportunity for us to **that situation to our advantage.
exploit
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To maintain the ** of the house, the owners had the walls repaired with plaster, not drywall.
But once he began to speak, what people sensed was his **.
His operation can’t get much bigger and still maintain its environmental and ethical **.
He had the courage and **to openly state his beliefs and the guts to shoulder the consequences of his actions.
Identifying performers in film as veterans became a narrative short-cut, a quick way to establish their **.
The **of the product and the skill of the distiller are second to none.
integrity
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But ** learners often need to see good learning and critical thinking behavior modeled.
Dirt bike parks generally cater to **and amateur riders with some trails available for expert riders.
Before the ***** has time to retaliate, the auction closes.
novice
