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English 2 Lists 9-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| flagrant | obvious, outrageous, glaringly bad; often paired with foul |
| egregious | remarkably bad; often paired with mistake |
| admonish | warn or reprimand someone firmly. |
| distraught | mentally confused, crazed |
| duress | compulsion, force |
| duplicity | cunning, trickery |
| culprit | the guilty person |
| acrimonious | bitter |
| inexorable | inflexible, unrelenting |
| paucity | scarcity or lacking |
| precocious | reaching maturity early |
| disparage | to discredit, belittle |
| perfunctory | done without care, superficial |
| laudable | praiseworthy |
| chagrin | feeling of disappointment, humiliation |
| fiasco | complete failure |
| perverse | contrary, persisting in error |
| masticate | to chew up |
| deride | to ridicule, scoff at |
| eschew | avoid |
| rampant | going unchecked, widespread |
| inane | foolish |
| ethics | code of principles |
| concur | agree |
| clandestine | secret, undercover |
| elicit | to draw forth |
| pernicious | harmful, causing injury |
| tolerate | to put up with, to bear |
| construe | an interpretation or explanation on the meaning of something |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| affluent | rich or wealthy |
| feasible | possible |
| discern | perceive or to understand |
| sally | to suddenly rush forth |
| consternation | dismay |
| quell | put an end to |
| voluble | talkative |
| confidant[e] | one to whom you confide your secrets |
| obsolescence | process of wearing out |
| dubious | doubtful |