Transcript rampant

rampant
going unchecked; widespread
H1NI vaccinations should stop the rampant spread of the
virus.
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inane
foolish
Our argument over the movie was inane.
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ethics
code of principles
My personal ethics will not permit me to cheat on the
test.
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concur
agree
I concur with your decision to attend college.
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clandestine
secret, undercover
After a few clandestine meetings, they were able to plan
the surprise party.
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the goods, tools, and other requisites of a
profession
A quick wit and a warm smile were the
salesman’s stock in trade.
stock in trade
flagrant
outrageous; glaringly bad
Exceeding the speed limit by 30 miles per hour is a
flagrant violation of traffic laws.
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admonish
to warn; reprove
After giving me a speeding ticket, the officer admonished
me to slow down.
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duress
compulsion, force
The student completed his senior project under duress.
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culprit
the guilty person
The manager caught the culprit who had broken into his
store.
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inexorable
inflexible, unrelenting
Many current high school seniors have an inexorable goalto graduate in May 2010.
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to take the conceit out of a braggart
 The alumni thought they had a great
basketball team, but our varsity took
them down a peg.

to take down a peg
egregious
remarkably bad
Stealing from the elderly blind woman was an egregious
act.
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distraught
mentally confused, crazed
The young mother was distraught when her toddler was
lost in the department store.
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duplicity
cunning, trickery
The con men used duplicity to take money from the
elderly couple.
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acrimonious
bitter
The famous couple’s divorce was especially acrimonious
because it involved a child.
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paucity
scarcity
The soup kitchen is trying to address the paucity of food
among the residents of that neighborhood.
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to evade responsibility
 He always gives me a straight answer and
never tries to pass the

To pass the buck
elicit
to draw forth
The patient teacher tried to elicit an answer from the
reluctant student.
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pernicious
harmful, causing injury
Plants that are destructive to other plants are sometimes
called pernicious weeds.
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tolerate
to put up with, to bear
I will not tolerate disrespectful behavior.
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construe
to make a deduction; infer
He construed her throwing his clothes out the window as
a sign that his wife wanted him to leave.
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impunity
freedom from punishment
The corrupt sheriff allowed his brother to steal from
others with impunity.
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to make a big fuss over someone
When the famous poet Dylan Thomas visited the
United States, he was lionized wherever he
lectured.
To lionize a person