Dictionary Flashcards

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Inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent.
eg. “the seemingly inexorable march of new technology”

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Barring

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except for; if not for.
eg. “barring accidents, we should win”

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Ousted

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drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.
eg. “the reformists were ousted from power”

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Sisyphean

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denoting or relating to a task that can never be completed.
eg. “the pursuit of perfection is a Sisyphean task”

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