1100 Words You Need to Know Week 14 Flashcards

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1
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to strive for

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aspire

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speak or write with strong hostility, attack verbally

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inveigh

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3
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irritate, annoy

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nettle

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4
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done openly

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overt

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5
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assign to an inferior position, banish

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relegate

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6
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lying on the back, inert

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supine

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7
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huge

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mammoth

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8
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drive back, refuse, repel

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repulse

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9
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widespread destruction, ruin

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havoc

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10
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completely destroy, tear down

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raze

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11
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deadly

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lethal

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12
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run or hurried/hastily

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scurry

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13
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acute, mentally sharp

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incisive

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14
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hasten the occurrence of, send rapidly into a certain condition

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precipitate

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something that conforms to an unjustifiably fixed mental picture

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stereotype

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16
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loud and powerful

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stentorian

17
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extraordinary

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courage

18
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a prejudice

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bias

19
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soft job, a job that requires little or no work

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sinecure

20
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to make peace

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bury the hatchet

21
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a lawyer of outstanding ability

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philadelphia lawyer

22
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to praise extravagantly, try to improve what is already excellent

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gild the lily

23
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to beat someone to the punch

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steal one’s thunder