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Impeccable
taste
is perfect or faultless
A
peerless
diamond
is without equal
Ossified
beliefs
are fixed and rigid
A
disheveled
appearance
is messy and untidy
An
unfathomable
problem
cannot be worked out
Palliative
measures
are designed to improve a situation without curing it
Eloquent
speech
is well expressed and persuasive
Exuberant
behavior
is full of life
Obstreperous
children
are noisy and boisterous
Peripheral
vision
is what is seen at the edges of the field of view
A
destitute
person
is poor and without any means of support
An
indelible
memory
cannot be erased from the mind
A
salvo
of gunfire
is a burst of firing
Furlough
from the army
is official leave of absence
A
disingenuous
person
is crafty
Ostensible
meaning
is what something claims to be, but might actually not be
To
debunk
a myth
is to expose, or throw out a wrong idea
Fabrication
of results
is falsification of data
Idiosyncratic
behavior
is quirky and unique to an individual
A
despotic
tyrant
is a very tyrannical tyrant!
A
tractable
animal
is docile and easily lead
Incontrovertible
proof
cannot be denied
Decorous
behavior
is good and correct
A
pertinent
remark
is very relevant
Avant-garde
films
are innovative and ahead of popular taste
Untoward
circumstances
are unforeseen
To
foment
trouble
is to stir it up
Unequivocal
agreement
is unanimous and unhesitating
Tacit
approval
is implied but not spoken out loud
An
egregious
blunder
is an outstandingly bad mistake
Unprepossessing
appearance
is not very attractive
To
whet
the appetite
is to sharpen or intensify
Turbid
water
is murky and not at all clear
Parochial
outlook
is narrow and concerned with mainly local matters
Potable
water
is safe to drink
Flagging
enthusiasm
is getting less
A
tortuous
route
is long and indirect
A
tenuous
connection
is very slight
Enervating
weather
makes you feel tired
To
renege
on a deal
is to back out of an agreement
To
suborn
a witness
is to bribe
Duplicitous
dealings
are illegal or underhanded
A
flagrant
breach of a rule
is a clear and undeniable violation
To
undermine
authority
is to weaken or overthrow
A
voracious
appetite
is ready to gobble everything up
A
vitriolic
attack
is strong, aggressive criticism
Verdant
fields
are green and fertile
To
disbar
a lawyer
is to throw out of the profession
A
debilitating
disease
causes great weakness
Consummate
skill
is supremely good
Author
km.sergeenko
ID
279541
Card Set
A1-5
Description
Words association
Updated
7/24/2014, 7:49:30 PM
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