Week #15 Flashcards
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Complicity
(kəm plisˊə ti)
Partnership in wrongdoing
Proceeding on the premise that the broker was guilty
of complicity in t
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Liquidation
(likˊwə dāˊshən)
Disposal of, killing
After the liquidation of the gang leader, a mammoth
conflict arose
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Accomplice
(ə komˊplis)
An associate in a crime
Although he was judged as a minor accomplice, the
driver had actually p
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Recant
(ri kantˊ)
Withdraw previous statements
When the cleryman refused to recant, his superiors
were so nettled that
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Culpable
(kulˊpə bəl)
Deserving blame
Once the incontrovertible evidence was offered, the
servant was held cu
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Woolgathering
Absentmindness or daydreaming
When the young genius should have been doing his
homework, he was frequ
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Abrogate
(abā rə gāt)
Abolish
The wealthy uncle decided to abrogate his inane
nephew’s sinecure.
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Alleged
(ə lejdtā)
Reported, supposed
It is symptomatic of some newspapers that an alleged
criminal is regar
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Access
(akˊses)
Admittance
Once the druggiest had been duped into opening the
store, the addict ga
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Invalidate
(in valˊə dāt)
To deprive of legal force, to nullify
The general was sure to invalidate the court-maritial’s
decision once h
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Preclude
(pri klüdˊ)
Prevent
The manager was distraught when he realized that the
slugger’s sickness
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To Whitewash
To conceal defects, to give a falsely virtuous
appearance to something
Although a committee was appointed to investigate
the corruption, many
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Persevere
(pėrˊsə vērˊ)
Persist
If we persevere, we can overcome many of our
inhibitions.
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Landmark (adj)
(landˊmärkˊ)
Historic, turning point of a period
The Battle of Midway was a landmark victory in he U.S.
campaign for ult
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Extrinsic
(eks trinˊsik)
Foreign, coming from outside
Collectors avidly sought the rare coin for its extrinsic
value.
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Declaim
(di klāmˊ)
Speak loudly
I know that my father would declaim against Mother’s
choice of ostentat
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Fetter (v)
(fetˊər)
To hamper
The senator inveighed against the policy because he
felt it would fette
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To Break the Ice
To make a start by overcoming initial
difficulties
The auto salesman had a poor week, but he finally
broke the ice by sell
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Paragon
(parˊə gon)
Model of excellence
The town planners looked upon their utopia as a paragon for
other com
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Paragon
(parˊə gon)
Model of excellence
The town planners looked upon their utopia as a paragon for
other com
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Nomadic
(nō madˊik)
Wandering
In the desert, nomadic tribes wander back and forth, enduring
much priv
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Asperity
(as perˊə ti)
Harshness of temper
We were amazed at the display of asperity from our normally
phlegmatic
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Epithet
(epˊə thet)
Descriptive name
A bitter quarrel was precipitated when both politicians hurled
vile epi
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Controversial
(konˊtrə verˊshəl)
Debatable
Some school principles attempt to repress the publication of
controvers
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The Grapevine
A secret means of spreading information
The grapevine has it that Ernie will be elected president of the
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