MGMT 3200/ Weber State
MGMT 3200 @ Weber State University Flash Cards
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- berate
- scold or criticize (someone) angrily
- diffident
- modest or shy in action or speaking because of a lack of self-confidence
- lexicon
- the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
- ribald
- crude, offensive, rude or irreverent way
- culpable
- deserving blame
- efficacious
- having the power to produce a desired effect
- reticent
- inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
- oligarchy
- a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
- precocious
- early in developing\ certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual
- cloistered
- kept away from the outside world; sheltered
- adroitly
- clever or skillful in using the hands or mind (handling situations)
- fruition
- the point at which a plan or project is realized
- egregious
- outstandingly bad; shocking
- circuitous
- longer than the most direct way, circular or winding
- perfunctory
- carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
- renege
- go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract
- pariah
- an outcast; one that is despised or rejected
- conundrum
- a confusing and difficult problem or question, a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun
- incontrovertible
- not able to be denied or disputed; not open to question
- denigrate
- criticize unfairly; disparage; to attack the reputation of;
- malinger
- to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
- inculcate
- instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction
- exacerbate
- make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse, violent
- lascivious
- feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire
- atrophy
- wasting away
- mitigate
- make less severe, serious, or painful
- Modicum
- a small quantity of a particular thing, esp. something considered desirable or valuable
- insatiable
- Impossible to satisfy
- panacea
- a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
- surreal
- having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre
- juxtapose
- to place side by side, place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
- paradigm
- a typical example or pattern of something; a model
- eschew
- deliberately avoid using; abstain from
- surreptitious
- kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of
- prodigious
- remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
- acumen
- the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions in practical matters
- homogeneous
- of the same kind; alike
- belie
- to give a false impression
- chicanery
- the use of deception or trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
- pervade
- spread through and be perceived in every part of
- ostentation
- excessive and vulgar display, esp. of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice
- spurious
- not being what it purports to be; false or fake
- prosaic
- having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty
- vehement
- showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
- ameliorate
- make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better or more tolerable
- loquacious
- talkative, excessive talk
- nascent
- coming or having recently come into existence & display signs of potential
- gauche
- lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward
- precipitous
- dangerous high or steep; very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall