Flashcards
Vocabulary 24 SEP2017
Flashcards do conjunto (4)
- 1FUDGE \ ˈfəj \verb
1 a :to devise as a substitute :fake
b :falsify fudged the figures
c: to avoid commitment
ex: the government's tendency to fudge on delicate matters of policy - 2DISENCHANTMENT (ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt)verb
1. To free from illusion or false belief; undeceive.
ex. if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you - 3SCAFFOLDED \ ˈska-fəldĭd)\verb
1 to provide with a scaffold to support by means of a scaffold
Noun: A horizontal surface raised above the level of the adjacent area, as a stage for public speaking or a landing alongside railroad tracks.
b platform on which a criminal is executed - 4IMPAIRMENT im·pair′mentnoun
1. To cause to weaken, be damaged, or diminish, as in quality
ex: Given the consequence of academic impairment associated with problematic drinking, alcohol misuse may contribute significantly to failure and dropout rates