Thursday, May 10, 2012

Vocab


Tantamount: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as: "the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt".

Subsidiary: Less important than but related or supplementary to.

Inextricable: Impossible to disentangle or separate.

Repudiate: Refuse to accept or be associated with.

Propound: Put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view) for consideration.

Conducive: Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.

 Impetuous: acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive.

Omnipresent: Present everywhere at the same time.

Bemoan: Express discontent or sorrow over (something)

Bulwark: A person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense

Coercion: the act of compelling by force of authority

Proponent: A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project.

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