251-300 Flashcards by Sumbal Zaheer | Brainscape

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Aspire

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To strive for

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Inveigh

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Attack verbally

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Nettle

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Irritate

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Overt

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Open

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Relegate

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Assign to inferior position

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Supine

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Laying on back

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Mammoth

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Huge

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Repulse

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Drive back

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Havoc

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Destroy

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Raze

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Ruin

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Lethal

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Deadly

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Scurry

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Coarse

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Incisive

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Acute

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Precipitate

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Run hastily

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Stereotype

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Typecast

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Stentorian

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Loud

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Singular

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Extraordinary

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Valour

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Courage

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Bias

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Prejudice

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Sinecure

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Soft job

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Complicity

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Partnership in wrong doing

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Liquidation

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Killing

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Accomplice

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An associate in crime

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Recant

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Withdraw previous statement

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Culpable

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Deserving blame

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Abrogate

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Nullify

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Alleged

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Reported

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Access

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Admittance

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Invalidate

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Abolish

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Preclude

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Prevent

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Persevere

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Persist

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Landmark

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Turning point

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Extrinsic

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Foreign

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Declaim

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To hamper

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Fetter

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Speak loudly

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Paragon

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Model of excellence

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Nomadic

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Wandering

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Asperity

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Harshness

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Epithet

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Descriptive name

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Controversial

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Debatable

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Indigenous

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Native

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Gregarious

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Friendly

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Habitat

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Natural environment

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Cursory

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Hasty

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Interloper

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An unauthorised person

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Prolific

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Producing abundantly

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Bulwark

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Protection

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Sedentary

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Inactive

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Frugal

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Thrifty

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Antithesis

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Exact opposite