GregMat 24 Flashcards by Huy Pham | Brainscape

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Assail

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To attack violently

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Benevolent

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Well-meaning and kindly

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Berate

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To scold or criticize angrily

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Buoyant

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Able to stay afloat or optimistic

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Buttress

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A structure for support or reinforcement

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Condone

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To accept or allow behavior that is wrong

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Contravene

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To violate the prohibition or order of a law

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Denounce

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To publicly declare to be wrong

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Despotic

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Tyrannical and oppressive

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Deviate

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To depart from an established course

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Disinterested

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Not influenced by personal feelings or interests

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Escalate

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To increase rapidly

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Exorcise

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To drive out or attempt to remove an evil spirit

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Finicky

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Fussy about details or requirements

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Foil

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To prevent someone from succeeding

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Intertwined

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Twisted or twined together

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Inundate

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To overwhelm with things to be dealt with

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Ironclad

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Impossible to contradict or weaken

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Jeopardize

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To put something in danger

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Mercurial

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Subject to sudden changes of mood

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Oblivious

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Not aware of or concerned about what is happening

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Perpetrate

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To commit a harmful or illegal act

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Plaintive

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Sounding sad and mournful

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Poignant

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Evoking a keen sense of sadness

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Quiescent

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In a state of inactivity

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Reiterate

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To say something again or a number of times

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Subside

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To become less intense or severe

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Subsume

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To include or absorb something

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Surmount

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To overcome a difficulty

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Tangential

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Relating to a peripheral or slightly connected topic