Part 14 Flashcards by xavier Ramirez | Brainscape

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Aspire

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To strive for

-Verb

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Inveigh

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Attack verbally

-Verb

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Nettle

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Irritate

-Verb

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Overt

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Open

-Adjective

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Relegate

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Assign to an inferior position

-Verb

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To bury the hatchet

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To make peace

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Supine

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Lying on the back

-Adjective

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Mammoth

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Huge

-Adjective

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Repulse

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Drive back

-Verb

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Havoc

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Ruin

-noun

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Raze

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Destroy

-Verb

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Philadelphia lawyer

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A lawyer of outstanding ability

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Lethal

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Deadly

-Adjective

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Scurry

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Run hastily

-Verb

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Incisive

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Acute

-Adjective

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Precipitate

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Hasten

-Verb

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Stereotype

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Unvarying pattern

-Noun

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To gild the lily

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To praise extravagantly

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Stentorian

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Loud

-Adjective

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Singular

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Extraordinary

-Adjective

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Valor

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Courage

-Noun

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Bias

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Prejudice

-Noun

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Sinecure

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Soft job

-Noun

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To steal ones thunder

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To weaken ones position by stating the argument before that person does