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English 2 Lists 9-12
Question | Answer |
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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 |