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QUIZ WA 3
Word in Context | Explanation |
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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 |