week 14 Flashcards

(22 cards)

1
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aspire

A

to strive for

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2
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inveigh

A

attack verbally

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3
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nettle

A

irritate
the sound of crickets at night nettle me

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4
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overt

A

open
when i had an overt shot in basketball i took it and made it

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5
Q

relegate

A

assign to an inferior position

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6
Q

supine

A

lying on the back
when i was tryin to do a wheelie on my bike i fell in a supine position

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7
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mammoth

A

huge
when you go to san francisco you can see the mammoth bridge from the plane

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8
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repulse

A

drive back

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9
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havoc

A

ruin

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10
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raze

A

destroy

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13
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lethal

A

deadly
a bee sting can be lethal to some people

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14
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scurry

A

run hastily
i could see my friends cat scurry to the room when i walk in his house

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15
Q

incisive

A

acute
my friend got hit by a motorcycle and his incisive injuries sent him to the hospital

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16
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precipitate

A

hasten
the consistent tarties caused the tardy policy

17
Q

stereotype

A

widely held generalization
vodka is a stereotype for russians

18
Q

stentorian

A

loud
the judge at court was stentorian

19
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singular

A

extraordinary
last season we had good football players but manasses played singularly good

20
Q

valor

A

courage
martin luther king jr was a person of valor

21
Q

bias

A

prejudice
people have biases about sharks because they think sharks only attack

22
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sinecure

A

soft job
washing dishes is a sinecure