Word Knowledge Flashcards by Juliette Burgos | Brainscape

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Emphasize most nearly means

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Accentuate

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We will long remember our “perilous” journey

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Hazardous

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Inept

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Bungling

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Adage most nearly means

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Proverb

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Admonition most nearly means

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Warning

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Decry most nearly means

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Disparage

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Moratorium most nearly means

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Suspension

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Cajole most nearly means

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Wheedle

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Most companies have a policy against “nepotism”

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Hiring relatives

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Contentious most nearly means

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Quarrelsome

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Unpretentious most nearly means

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Simple

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Broach most nearly means

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Mention

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Communique most nearly means

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Message

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Virulent most nearly means

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Abrasive

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Construe most nearly means

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Interpret

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