Week #14 Flashcards
Define
Aspire
(əs pīrˊ)
To strive for
I had a premonition that Eli would aspire to the
position of captain.
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Inveigh
(in vāˊ)
Attack verbally
The pickest agreed to inveigh against the law which
curtailed their fr
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Nettle
(netˊəl)
Irritate
Although the comic’s quips seemed to be mild, they
began to nettle the
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Overt
(ō vėrt)
Open
Overt acts of violence by the prisoner jeopardized his
pa
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Relegate
(relˊə gāt)
Assign to an inferior position
When they tried to relegate the star to a minor role she
was furious.
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To Bury the Hatchet
To make peace
After not speaking to each other for a year, they
decided to bury the
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Supine
(sü pīnˊ)
Laying on back
From a supine position, the hunter emitted the animal’s
mating call.
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Mammoth
(mamˊəth)
Huge
Mamomoth placards announced the opening of the
new Jerry Lewis movie.
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Repulse
(ri pulsˊ)
Drive back
Management is sure to repulse any request for
increased remuneration.
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Havoc
(havˊək)
Ruin
The virulent plague cause havoc amont the populace.
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Raze
(rāz)
Destroy
Following the revolution, the people razed the
subterranean dungeons o
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Philadelphia Lawyer
A lawyer of outstanding ability
His case is so hopeless that it would take a
Philadelphia Lawyer to set
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Lethal
(lēˊthəl)
Deadly
The jockey received a lethal kick from the fractious
horse.
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Scurry
(skėrˊē)
Run hastily
Poe’s hero watched the rats scurry across his inert
body.
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Incisive
(in sī ˊsiv)
Acute
Our editor castigated the proposal with his incisive
commentary.
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Percipitate
(pri sipˊə tāt)
Hasten
A quarrel ws precipitated among the relatives after
they heard the term
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Stereotype
(sterˊi ə tīpˊ)
Unvarying pattern
The laconic Gary Cooper was a stereotype of the
strong, silent Western
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To Gild the Lily
To praise extravagantly
There was no need to for the announcer to guild the
lily because we cou
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Stentorian
(sten tôˊri ən )
Loud
In his customary stentorian tones, the sergeant reprimanded
those who
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Singular
(singˊ gū lər)
Extraordinary
The viable peace was brought about as a result of the
diplomat’s singu
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Valor
(valˊər)
Courage
The word “surrender” is anathema to men of valor.
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Bias
(bīˊəs)
Prejudice
The bigot’s bias precipitated a fistfight.
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Sinecure
(sī nə kūr)
Soft job
The director was ousted from his sinecure when he angered
the mayor.
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To Steal One’s Thunder
To weaken a person’s position by stating his
argument before he does
I had planned to be the first to resign from the club, but my
cousin st
