english final

• culminate


  a. to reach the highest point

  b. to end
• eclipse


  a. to diminish others in importance or fame

  b. to obscure or darken
• epitome


  a perfect representation
• impeccable


  having no flaws
• inimitable


  impossible to imitate or copy
• optimum


  a. most favorable or best

  b. the point at which something is most favorable
• peerless


  having no match
• quintessense


  the purest essence of something
• sublime


  a. impressive; awe inspiring

  b. something awe inspiring
• zenith


  the peak
• affront


  a. to insult intentionally and openly

  b. an open or intentional offense
• altercation


  a noisy or intense quarrel
• bellicose


  warlike in manner or temperament; eager to fight
• breach


  a. a break in friendly relations; an estrangement

  b. a violation of a law, obligation, or promise

  c. to violate a law, obligation, or promise
• contentious


  a. argumentative

  b. involving or likely to cause an argument
• decimate


  to destroy or kill a large part of a group
• dissension


  difference of opinion; disagreement
• rancor


  bitter, long-lasting resentment
• retribution (a. LIAM NEESON! b. CARMINE'S SOLUTION TO THE GINNY SACK JOKE)


  a. something justly deserved

  b. something given or demanded in repayment, especially as punishment or revenge
• schism


  a separation or division into opposing groups or factions
• apocryphal


  a. doubtful; of questionable origin

  b. false; fictitious or erroneous
• bona fide


  a. authentic; genuine

  b. sincere
• candor


  honesty or sincerity of expression
• cant


  a. hypocritically moralistic language

  b. monotonous speech filled with platitudes

  c. jargon
• charlatan


  a person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or ability
• chicanery


  a trick
• feign


  to pretend or represent falsely
• insidious


  a. working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy way

  b. treacherous
• rectitude


  righteousness
• vveritable


  real or genuine
• accrue


  to increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth
• arbiter


  a. a person chosen to judge or decide a disputed issue

  b. a person who has the power to judge at will
• audit (DONNIE BRASCO)


  to examine, verify or correct the financial accounts of

  b. a review of record or financial accounts to check accuracy

  c. to attend a course without requesting or receiving academic credit
• cartel


  a group of independent businesses formed to control production, pricing, and marketing of goods
• collateral (TOM CRUISE USING JAMIE FOXX)


  a. property that is pledged as security for a loan if the loan is not repaid

  b. serving to support or corroborate

  c. of secondary nature; subordinate
• commodity


  a. an item of trade or commerce, ESPECIALLY AN AGRICULTURAL OR A MINING PRODUCT

  b. something or someone valuable and useful
• conglomerate


  a. a corporation made up of a number of companies that operate in different fields

  b. to form into a mass or whole
• liquidate


  a. to settle a debt or obligation by selling property or goods

  b. to convert assets into cash
• lucrative


  producing wealth; profitable
• security (2ND BEST MICHAEL MANN MOVIE)


  a. a document showing ownership or something owed

  b. collateral