25 april Flashcards

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assailable

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unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.

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buffet

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knock (someone) off course.
(especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter.
(of difficulties) afflict (someone) over a long period.

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brute

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a savagely violent person or animal.

characterized by an absence of reasoning or intelligence.

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent.

(of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting.

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emphatically

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in a forceful way.

without any doubt ; clearly

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