Week #13 Flashcards
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Importune
(imˊpôr tünˊ)
Ask urgently
Although Eddie was not sanguine about his chances,
he continued to Impo
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Incontrovertible
(inˊ kon trə vėrˊtə bəl)
Undeniable
The expert’s incontrovertible testimony corroborated the police
r
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Surreptitious
(sərˊ əp tishˊəs)
Stealthy, accomplished by secret
With a surreptitious movement, the meticulous
housewife emptied the ash
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Haven
(hāˊven)
Place of Safety
In inclement weather our barn is a haven for many
animals.
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Subjugate
(subˊjů gāt)
Conquer
The dictator used duplicity in order to subjugate his
rivals.
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To Take the Bull by the Horns
To face a problem directly
After several days of delay, the minister decided to take
the bull by t
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Ultimate
(ulˊtə mit)
Final
Gaining better housing for all was the ultimate goal of
the zealous ref
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Eventuate
(i venˊchü āt)
To result finally
A thorough investigation eventuate in a comprehensive
report.
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Emit
(i mitˊ)
To give off
The mayor issued a diatribe against companies whose
smokestacks emit po
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Subterranean
(subˊtə rā ni ən)
Underground
After two years of confinement in a subterranean
dungeon, the prisoner
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Viable
(vīˊə bəl)
Practicable, workable
When the schism in the company was healed, a viable
arrangement was wor
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The Lion’s Share
The major portion
Because the salesman was essential to the business,
he demanded the lio
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Premise
(premˊis)
Grounds for a conclusion
Acting on the premise that there were no burglars
around, the police be
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Jeopardize
(jepˊ ər dīz)
Endanger
The trapeze artist was squamish about having to
jeopardize his life.
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Incredulous
(in krejˊu ləs)
Skeptical
After I had perused the Yankee lineup, I was
incredulous about their ch
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Permeate
(pėrˊmi āt)
To spread through
A terrible odor which was impossible to expunge
permeated the skunk han
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Propitious
(prə pishˊəs)
Favorable
At a propitious moment the flamboyant movie star
made her grand entranc
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Out of the Frying Pan
To go from a difficult situation to a worse
one
I thought I had escaped, but actually I went from the
frying pan into t
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Surmise
(sər mīzˊ)
Guess
Edna had surmised that she would be charged a nominal sum
and so she wa
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Curtail
(kėr tālˊ)
Cut short
Publication of the lurid magazine was curtailed by the district
attorne
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Repress
(ri presˊ)
To put down
I had to repress my desire to interject my criticism during the
debate.
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Cryptic
(kripˊtik)
Puzzling
Although his remarks appeared cryptic at first, we began to see
how rea
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Inchocate
(in kōˊit)
In an early stage
The young couple was disappointed to see the inchocate state
of their n
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To Keep the Pot Boiling
To see that interest doesn’t die down
Dickens kept the pot boiling by ending each chapter on a note
of an unc
