Group24 Flashcards by Harshal Trivedi | Brainscape

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assail

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attack

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benevolent

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kind

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berate

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scold

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buoyant

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floatable

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buttress

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support

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condone

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excuse

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contravene

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violate

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denounce

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condemn

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despotic

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tyrannical, unfair and cruel use of power

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deviate

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diverge

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disinterested

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impartial

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escalate

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intensify

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exorcise

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expel, force to leave

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finicky

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fussy, particular

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foil

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thwart, frustrate

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intertwined

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interlaced

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inundate

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flood

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ironclad

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unbreakable

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jeopardize

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endanger

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mercurial

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unpredictable

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oblivious

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unaware

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perpetrate

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commit

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plaintive

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mournful, sorrowful

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poignant

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having sharp feeling of sadness

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quiescent

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inactive

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reiterate

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repeat

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subside

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abate, remove

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subsume

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include

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surmount

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overcome

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tangential

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peripheral, not important