week 5 Flashcards
1
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rampant
A
going unchecked, widespread
2
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inane
A
foolish
3
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ethics
A
code of principles
ethics - organization
morals - personal
4
Q
concur
A
agree
5
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clandestine
A
secret, undercover
6
Q
flagrant
A
outrageous, glaringly bad
7
Q
admonish
A
to warn, to reprove
8
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duress
A
compulsion, force
9
Q
culprit
A
the guilty person
10
Q
inexorable
A
inflexible, unrelenting, doesn’t stop
11
Q
egregious
A
remarkably bad
12
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distraught
A
mentally confused, crazed
13
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duplicity
A
cunning, trickery
14
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acrimonious
A
bitter attitude
15
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paucity
A
scarcity, low amount
16
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furloughs
A
a break from work
17
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to pass the buck
A
to evade responsibility
18
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elicit
A
to draw forth
19
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pernicious
A
harmful, causing injury
20
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tolerate
A
to put up with, to bear wit
21
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construe
A
to make a deduction, to infer
22
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impunity
A
act like freedom from punishment
23
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illicit
A
illegal