Week5 Flashcards
rampant /ˈræmpənt/ (a)
(a) going UNCHECKED, widespread/ (of something bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled
Ex: when the plague was rampant (/pleɪɡ/ infectious disease) on the island, Dr. Arrowsmith’s wife died.
inane /ɪˈneɪn/ (a)
(a) stupid or silly; with no meaning
Ex: I had always considered it rather inane to cheat on a test because of my code of ethics, and because so much was at stake
concur /kənˈkɜːr/ (v)
(v) to agree
Ex: If I can get my parents to concur, I’ll join the Peace Corps
clandestine //klænˈdestɪn/ (a)
(a) done secretly or kept secret
Ex: The spies thought their meeting was a clandestine one, but a throng of F.B.I agents gathered outside the building.
Ex: Far from being a clandestine activity, the cheating was open and obvious.
stock-in-trade (I)
(I) the goods, tools, and other requisites of a profession
Ex: A quick wit and a warm smile were the salesman’s stock-in-trade
flagrant /ˈfleɪɡrənt/ (a)
(a) (of an action) shocking because it is done in a very obvious way and shows no respect for people, laws, etc./ outrageous, glaringly bad
Ex: Mr. Dorsey, our new principal, determined to do sth about the flagrant cheating at our high school
Ex: Parking in front of a hydrant is a flagrant violation of the city’s law
admonish /ədˈmɑːnɪʃ/ (v)
(v) admonish somebody (for something/for doing something) | + speech: to tell somebody firmly that you do not approve of something that they have done
REPROVE, to warn
Ex: I suspect that my father will admonish me for coming home late
(v) admonish somebody (to do something) to strongly advise somebody to do something
Ex: A warning voice admonished him not to let this happen.
duress /duˈres/(n)
UNDER DURESS
(n) compulsion, force/ threats or force that is used to make somebody do something
Ex: The confession was signed under duress, the attorney claimed
culprit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ (n)
(n) a person who has done something wrong or against the law, guilty person
Ex: Under duress, the faculty reported the names of the culprits
inexorable /ɪnˈeksərəbl/ (a)
(a) (of a process) that cannot be stopped or changed/ inflexible, unrelenting, RELENTLESS
Ex: Television sleuths are inexorable in their pursuit of lawbreakers
egregious /ɪˈɡriːdʒiəs/ (a)
(a) remarkably/ extremely bad
Ex: The cheating scandal came to a head when Art Krause, our football captain, made the egregious mistake of getting caught cheating on a midterm exam.
distraught /dɪˈstrɔːt/ (a)
(a) extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly
Ex: She’s still too distraught to speak about the tragedy.
duplicity /duːˈplɪsəti/ (n)
(n) dishonest behavior that is intended to make somebody believe something which is not true/ trickery
Ex: The distraught coach asked the principal to overlook Art’s duplicity
acrimonious /ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/(a)
(a) BITTER /(of an argument, etc.) angry and full of strong bitter feelings and words
Ex: His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.
paucity /ˈpɔːsəti/(n)
(n) a small amount of something; less than enough of something
Ex: a paucity of info
