week 5 Flashcards

(22 cards)

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rampant

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going unchecked,
The weeds grew rampant in the garden.

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inane

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foolish
In Las Vegas there’s a lot of people with inane thoughts, walking around town.

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3
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ethics, Morals

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code of principles
Ethics are plans of organization, while morals is what is important to you.

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concur

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agree
If I can get my mother to concur, ill be able to go out on halloween.

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5
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clandestine

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secret, undercover
When my sister leaves left over food in the fridge, at night I clandestine eat the food .

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flagrant

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outrageous, glaringly bad
Dumping trash in the ocean is a flagrant violation of environment laws.

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admonish

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to warn, reprove
When I get home past my curfew, my parents always admonish me the second I walk inside my house.

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duress

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compulsion, force
At school I feel duress to stay since I have a goal for my future.

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culprit

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the guilty person
The culprit who stole my bag, came back looking for me and left my bag at my job.

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inexorable

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inflexible, unrelenting
The inexorable rise of new technology is changing the world.

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egregious

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remarkably bad
I was scared to get a egregious grade on my math test.

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distraught

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really upset
My mother was distraught when my brother got lost at Disney.

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13
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duplicity

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cunning, trickery

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14
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acrimonious

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bitter
Some teachers can be really acrimonious with students.

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paucity

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scarcity
The country has a paucity of resources to deal with the drought.

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16
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elicit

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to draw forth

17
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pernicious

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harmful, causing injury
I fell down my stairs when I was a kid and had pernicious.

18
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tolerate

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to put up with, to bear
I always have to tolerate my brother when he’s annoying.

19
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construe

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to make a deduction, to infer

20
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impunity

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freedom from punishment
These criminals think they can act with impunity.

21
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illicit

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illegal
Caffeine Is an illicit.