38 reverse Flashcards by Jang Kang | Brainscape

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tool, appliance, device

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implement

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rail, object, criticize strongly

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inveigh against

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negate, gainsay, contradict

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deny

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acceleration, haste, impetuosity

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precipitation

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branch, stick, offshoot, sprig

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twig

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great quantity / main part

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bulk

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go beyond

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transcend

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decisively, definitely, absolutely

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conclusively

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give, bestow, grant

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confer

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prevent, hinder

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forestall

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loathe, hate, detest

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abhor

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advance, further, encourage

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promote

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cloth, fabric

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textile

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having a strange dream-like quality

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surreal

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easily damaged, susceptible, weak

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vulnerable

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largely, chiefly, mainly, mostly

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generally

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unit, union, combination, mixture

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synthesis

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goal, desire

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ambition

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imitate, copy, follow, mimic

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emulate

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frank, open, candid

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outspoken

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obtain, enlist

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recruit

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by that means, as a result of that

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thereby

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gain, earn, achieve, acquire

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obtain

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gasp / trouser

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pant

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gaze, glance, watch, view

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look

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movement, move, gesture

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motion

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glimpse, a brief look, a cursory look

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glance

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as a hobby

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recreational

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broad-minded, tolerant, benign, generous

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charitable

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with regard to, with respect to, in relation to

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in terms of

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completely, fully, in every respect, thoroughly

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wholly

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strange, mysterious, weird, unearthly

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eerie

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reflect / resound / reiterate

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echo

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irregular, uneven, erratic

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patchy

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financial, pecuniary, capital

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monetary

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grip, take, clasp, grasp, grab

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seize

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cleansed, refined, clarified, distilled

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purified

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system, organization / arrange in definite pattern

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structure

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ownership

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title