5th box -Flashcards

(v.) to shorten; compress; diminish; His vacation to Japan was abbreviated when he acquired an illness treatable only in the United States.

(n.) extra payment; a tip; After working overtime, I had enough money to make a perquisite on my loan.

(v.) charge with a crime; The grand jury indicted her and her husband for embezzlement and six other lesser counts.

(n.) an overflowing of high spirits; effervescence; She emanated ebullience as she skipped and sang down the hallway after learning of her promotion.