VWLs 15&16 Flashcards by Soneya Bean | Brainscape

Q

Recoup

A

Regain

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Renounce

A

To formally give up

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Rescind

A

Repeal

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Waive

A

Give up voluntarily

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Abdicate

A

Give up high office

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Absolve

A

Release from obligation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Catharsis

A

An emotional release

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Countermand

A

To cancel

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Impunity

A

Exemption from punishment

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Entente

A

Informal agreement among political powers

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Insular

A

Isolated

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Machiavellian

A

Cunning and deceitful

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Protocol

A

Ceremonial conduct

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Status quo

A

Existing state of affairs

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Arbitration

A

Submitting a dispute to a judge

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Attaché

A

Special staff in a diplomatic office

Q

Consul

A

A diplomat who represents his or her government in a foreign country

Q

Covenant

A

A legal contract

Q

Discretion

A

Good judgment and self-restraint

Q

Recant

A

Take back