Week #18 Flashcards
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Abortive
(ə bôrˊtiv)
Fruitless, useless, failing
The divers made an abortive attempt to rescue the dog
from the murky w
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Modify
(modˊə fi)
To change
Because Phil refused to modify his philosophy, the
directors wer
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Accommodate
(ə komˊə dāt)
To make fit, adjust to
A quarrel was precipitated when the dietician refused
to accommodate t
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Spontaneous
(spon tāˊnē əs)
Without preparation, unrehearsed
My English teacher admonished me: “I realized that the
speech was to b
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Innate
(i nātˊor inˊāt)
Natural
His innate cunning allowed him to see through the
spy’s suberfuge.
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Under the Wire
To enter just on time
Hank hesitated about his term paper for two months
and finally submitte
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Veneer
(və nērˊ)
Thin covering
The lieutenant confessed to a veneer of ignorance in
order to properly
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Myraid
(mirˊi əd)
Countless
Once the hoax had been concocted, a myriad of
problems arose.
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Urbane
(erˊbān)
Polished, witty
By embellishing his work with urbane humor, the
sophisticated playwrigh
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Crave
(krāv)
To desire
Why did Silas Marner crave wealth and practice
cupidity?
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Irrelevant
(i relˊə vənt)
Not related to the subject
The defendant ws alleged to have been an army
deserter, but the judge s
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To Be At Large
Not confined or in jail
Since the dangerous criminal was at large, all the
townspeople began to
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Deem
(dēm)
Believe, judge
Whom do you deem to be the bulwark of the
Republican Party?
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Inherent
(in hērˊənt)
Inborn
Certain mice have an inherent alertness which enables
them to conquer t
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Buff (n.)
(buf)
A fan, follower
The firemen did not have to cajole the enthusiastic buff
into helping
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Romp
(romp)
To move in a lively manner
When the intercity competition began, our team was
supposed to romp ove
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Latent
(laˊtənt)
Lying hidden
At the age of 42, the artist first became cognizant of his
latent geniu
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To Go Against the Grain
To irritate
My uncle is in favor of some protests, but certain
demonstrations go a
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Tortuous
(tôrˊchü əs)
Winding
The other drivers were nettled about the ease with which our
car ascend
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Itinerant
(ī tinˊər ənt)
Wandering
Signs were posted in the lobby to prevent itinerant beggars
and others
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Peregrination
(perˊə grə nā shən)
Travel
The sedentary twon was content to follow his brother’s
peregrination on
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Conjugal
(konˊjů gəl)
Relating to marriage
Arugments over money have often led to conjugal havoc.
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Barometer
(bə romˊə tər)
Instrument for measuring change
The warmth of Mr. Smythe’s greeting each morning may be
construed as an
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To Wink At
To pretend not to see
There was a plethora of evidence to show that the border
guards would w
